diff --git a/frontends/src/primitivus/primitivus b/frontends/src/primitivus/primitivus
index 3f1ccf64..df331657 100755
--- a/frontends/src/primitivus/primitivus
+++ b/frontends/src/primitivus/primitivus
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ class PrimitivusApp(QuickApp):
         self.contactList = ContactList(self, self.CM, on_click = self.contactSelected, on_change=lambda w: self.redraw())
         #self.center_part = urwid.Columns([('weight',2,self.contactList),('weight',8,Chat('',self))])
         self.center_part = urwid.Columns([('weight',2,self.contactList), ('weight',8,urwid.Filler(urwid.Text('')))])
-        self.editBar = sat_widgets.AdvancedEdit('> ')
+        self.editBar = sat_widgets.AdvancedEdit(u'> ')
         self.editBar.setCompletionMethod(self._nick_completion)
         urwid.connect_signal(self.editBar,'click',self.onTextEntered)
         self.menu_roller = self.__buildMenuRoller()