diff --git a/import.py b/import.py
index afce604..5c229df 100644
--- a/import.py
+++ b/import.py
@@ -86,4 +86,4 @@
     member['Created Date'] = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
 
     council_member_id = council_members.insert(member)
-    print 'saving', member['Person Name'].decode('utf-8'), council_member_id
+    print 'saving', member['Person Name'].encode('utf-8'), council_member_id