diff --git a/gateone/__init__.py b/gateone/__init__.py
index ec622676..55752a98 100644
--- a/gateone/__init__.py
+++ b/gateone/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 __version_info__ = (1, 2, 0)
 __license__ = "AGPLv3" # ...or proprietary (see LICENSE.txt)
 __author__ = 'Dan McDougall <daniel.mcdougall@liftoffsoftware.com>'
-__commit__ = "20140830220553" # Gets replaced by git (holds the date/time)
+__commit__ = "20140830222151" # Gets replaced by git (holds the date/time)
 
 import os
 GATEONE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
diff --git a/gateone/core/server.py b/gateone/core/server.py
index 4a9719aa..91ca2edd 100755
--- a/gateone/core/server.py
+++ b/gateone/core/server.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "version": __version__
 }
 __author__ = 'Dan McDougall <daniel.mcdougall@liftoffsoftware.com>'
-__commit__ = "20140830220553" # Gets replaced by git (holds the date/time)
+__commit__ = "20140830222151" # Gets replaced by git (holds the date/time)
 
 # NOTE: Docstring includes reStructuredText markup for use with Sphinx.
 __doc__ = '''\
@@ -939,6 +939,8 @@ def broadcast_message(args=sys.argv, message=""):
     with io.open(broadcast_file, 'w') as b:
         if not message:
             for message in args:
+                if isinstance(message, bytes):
+                    message = message.decode('utf-8')
                 logging.info(_("Broadcasting %s to all users") % repr(message))
                 b.write(message)
 
diff --git a/gateone/static/gateone.js b/gateone/static/gateone.js
index 68b523d5..3c2602b9 100644
--- a/gateone/static/gateone.js
+++ b/gateone/static/gateone.js
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ The base object for all Gate One modules/plugins.
 */
 GateOne.__name__ = "GateOne";
 GateOne.__version__ = "1.2";
-GateOne.__commit__ = "20140830220553";
+GateOne.__commit__ = "20140830222151";
 GateOne.__repr__ = function () {
     return "[" + this.__name__ + " " + this.__version__ + "]";
 };