diff --git a/deluge/ui/console/modes/basemode.py b/deluge/ui/console/modes/basemode.py
index 6ad2a2c36..d3b3e5754 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/console/modes/basemode.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/console/modes/basemode.py
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ def add_string(
                 string = string[0:remaining_chrs]
 
         try:
-            screen.addstr(row, col, string, color)
+            screen.addstr(row, col, string.encode(encoding), color)
         except curses.error as ex:
             # Ignore exception for writing offscreen.
             pass
diff --git a/deluge/ui/console/modes/cmdline.py b/deluge/ui/console/modes/cmdline.py
index 21236c3c7..de0d7432b 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/console/modes/cmdline.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/console/modes/cmdline.py
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ class CmdLine(BaseMode, Commander):
                 # This is the last string so lets append some " " to it
                 s += ' ' * (self.cols - (col + strwidth(s)) - 1)
             try:
-                self.stdscr.addstr(row, col, s, color)
+                self.stdscr.addstr(row, col, s.encode(self.encoding), color)
             except curses.error:
                 pass