diff --git a/gelo/plugins/now_playing_file.gelo-plugin b/gelo/plugins/now_playing_file.gelo-plugin
index 62eec3a..7e32783 100644
--- a/gelo/plugins/now_playing_file.gelo-plugin
+++ b/gelo/plugins/now_playing_file.gelo-plugin
@@ -5,6 +5,5 @@ Module = now_playing_file
 [Documentation]
 Description = Write a single-line text file with the marker name, for BUTT.
 Author = s0ph0s
-Version = 2.1.1
+Version = 2.1.2
 Website = https://github.com/s0ph0s-2/Gelo
-
diff --git a/gelo/plugins/now_playing_file.py b/gelo/plugins/now_playing_file.py
index ae66a9d..6564d5e 100644
--- a/gelo/plugins/now_playing_file.py
+++ b/gelo/plugins/now_playing_file.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def run(self):
                     # B.U.T.T. doesn't Do the Right Thing™ when encountering
                     # Unicode characters.
                     text = marker.label.replace('—', '-')
-                    f.write(text)
+                    f.write(text.encode('latin-1', 'ignore'))
             except queue.Empty:
                 continue
             except mediator.UnsubscribeException:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4660809..69efdb0 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='gelo',
-    version='3.0.2',
+    version='3.0.3',
     description='podcast chapter metadata gathering tool for content creators',
     url='https://github.com/s0ph0s-2/Gelo',
     author='s0ph0s-2',