diff --git a/tsstats/client.py b/tsstats/client.py
index 057e4b9..aa8b7d6 100644
--- a/tsstats/client.py
+++ b/tsstats/client.py
@@ -132,4 +132,4 @@ class Client(object):
         self.bans += 1
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return '<{},{}>'.format(self.identifier, self.nick)
+        return u'<{},{}>'.format(self.identifier, self.nick)