diff --git a/screenless/bureau/publicrelations/publicrelations.py b/screenless/bureau/publicrelations/publicrelations.py
index 5b7c47b..98b5836 100644
--- a/screenless/bureau/publicrelations/publicrelations.py
+++ b/screenless/bureau/publicrelations/publicrelations.py
@@ -334,10 +334,10 @@ class PublicRelations(Bureau):
             prn.set(text_type="NORMAL")
         for note in notifications:
             username = t.account.display_name.encode("cp437", "ignore") + \
-                       " (" + t.account.acct.encode("cp437", "ignore") + ")"
-            prn.text(note["type"] + " " + str(note["created_at"]) + " from " + 
-                     username + ":\r\n" + str(note.keys()) +
-                     "\r\n")
+                       b" (" + t.account.acct.encode("cp437", "ignore") + b")"
+            prn.text(note["type"] + " " + str(note["created_at"]) + " from ")
+            prn._raw(username)
+            prn.text(":\r\n" + str(note.keys()) + "\r\n")
 
         prn.text("\r\n\r\n")
         prn.cut()