diff --git a/stockTicker.py b/stockTicker.py
index f4825e9..fe530a9 100755
--- a/stockTicker.py
+++ b/stockTicker.py
@@ -6127,11 +6127,17 @@ class StockTicker():
                     else:
                         safe = self.textImage('Unsafe', small_font, r=255, g=0, b=0)
                     if joke['type'] == 'twopart':
+                        decoded = joke['setup'].encode("ascii","ignore")
+                        joke['setup'] = decoded.decode()
                         joke1 = self.textImage(joke['setup'].replace('\n', ' '), font, int(r),int(g),int(b))
                         random_color = random.choice(list(colours.keys()))
                         r,g,b = colours[random_color]
+                        decoded = joke['delivery'].encode("ascii","ignore")
+                        joke['delivery'] = decoded.decode()
                         joke2 = self.textImage(joke['delivery'].replace('\n', ' '), font, int(r), int(g), int(b))
                     else:
+                        decoded = joke['joke'].encode("ascii","ignore")
+                        joke['joke'] = decoded.decode()
                         joke1 = self.textImage(joke['joke'].replace('\n', ' '), font, int(r), int(g), int(b))
                         joke2 = None
                     try: