diff --git a/CoffeeScript.py b/CoffeeScript.py
index 7cb5429..40316c0 100755
--- a/CoffeeScript.py
+++ b/CoffeeScript.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def run(cmd, args = [], source="", cwd = None, env = None):
 		args = [args]
 	if sys.platform == "win32":
 		proc = Popen([cmd]+args, env=env, cwd=cwd, stdout=PIPE, stdin=PIPE, stderr=PIPE, shell=True)
-		stat = proc.communicate(input=source)
+		stat = proc.communicate(input=source.encode('utf-8'))
 	else:
 		if env is None:
 			env = {"PATH": settings.get('binDir', '/usr/local/bin')}
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def run(cmd, args = [], source="", cwd = None, env = None):
 		proc = Popen(command, env=env, cwd=cwd, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
 		stat = proc.communicate()
 	okay = proc.returncode == 0
-	return {"okay": okay, "out": stat[0], "err": stat[1]}
+	return {"okay": okay, "out": stat[0].decode('utf-8'), "err": stat[1]}
 
 def brew(args, source):
 	if sys.platform == "win32":