diff --git a/pyweb/mumble/MumbleCtlIce.py b/pyweb/mumble/MumbleCtlIce.py
index dfbe986..0b03254 100755
--- a/pyweb/mumble/MumbleCtlIce.py
+++ b/pyweb/mumble/MumbleCtlIce.py
@@ -298,9 +298,9 @@ class MumbleCtlIce_120(MumbleCtlIce_118):
 
 	def setRegistration(self, srvid, mumbleid, name, email, password):
 		user = self._getIceServerObject( srvid ).getRegistration( mumbleid )
-		user['name']  = name
-		user['email'] = email
-		user['pw']    = password
+		user['name']  = name.encode( "UTF-8" )
+		user['email'] = email.encode( "UTF-8" )
+		user['pw']    = password.encode( "UTF-8" )
 		return self._getIceServerObject( srvid ).updateRegistration( mumbleid, user )
 	
 	def getACL(self, srvid, identifier):