diff --git a/screenless/bureau/publicrelations/publicrelations.py b/screenless/bureau/publicrelations/publicrelations.py
index d1e635e..30a1145 100644
--- a/screenless/bureau/publicrelations/publicrelations.py
+++ b/screenless/bureau/publicrelations/publicrelations.py
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ class PublicRelations(Bureau):
         out = ""
         for t in tweets:
             prn.set(text_type="U")
-            prn.text(t["user"]["name"] + "\r\n")
+            username = t["user"]["name"].encode("cp437", "ignore")
+            prn.text(username + "\r\n")
             prn.set(text_type="NORMAL")
             t_wrapped = textwrap.fill(t["text"], width=48) + "\r\n"
             t_enc = t_wrapped.encode("cp437", "ignore")