diff --git a/gui/utils/exportHtml.py b/gui/utils/exportHtml.py
index 35f63769d..c9561ec66 100644
--- a/gui/utils/exportHtml.py
+++ b/gui/utils/exportHtml.py
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ class exportHtml():
             cls._instance = exportHtml()
 
         return cls._instance
-    
+
     def __init__(self):
         self.thread = exportHtmlThread()
-    
+
     def refreshFittingHTMl(self):
         settings = service.settings.HTMLExportSettings.getInstance()
 
@@ -23,73 +23,73 @@ class exportHtml():
             self.thread.start()
 
 class exportHtmlThread(threading.Thread):
-    
+
     def __init__(self):
         threading.Thread.__init__(self)
         self.stopRunning = False
 
     def stop(self):
         self.stopRunning = True
-        
+
     def run(self):
         # wait 1 second just in case a lot of modifications get made
         time.sleep(1);
-        if self.stopRunning: 
+        if self.stopRunning:
             return;
 
         sMarket = service.Market.getInstance()
         sFit    = service.Fit.getInstance()
         settings = service.settings.HTMLExportSettings.getInstance()
-        
+
         HTML = """
-        <!DOCTYPE html> 
-        <html> 
-            <head> 
-            <title>My Page</title> 
-            <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> 
+        <!DOCTYPE html>
+        <html>
+            <head>
+            <title>My Page</title>
+            <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
             <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.1.0/jquery.mobile-1.1.0.min.css" />
             <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.7.1.min.js"></script>
             <script src="http://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.1.0/jquery.mobile-1.1.0.min.js"></script>
-        </head> 
+        </head>
         <body>
-        <div  id="canvas" data-role="page"> 
+        <div  id="canvas" data-role="page">
             <div data-role="header">
                 <h1>PyFa fits</h1>
             </div>
-            <div data-role="content">     
-        """     
-        
+            <div data-role="content">
+        """
+
         HTML += '<ul data-role="listview" data-inset="true" data-filter="true">';
         categoryList = [];
         self.categoryList = list(sMarket.getShipRoot())
         self.categoryList.sort(key=lambda ship: ship.name)
         for shipType in self.categoryList:
-           ships = sMarket.getShipList(shipType.ID)
-           for ship in ships:
-               HTMLship = '<li><h2>' + ship.name + '</h2><ul>'
-               fits = sFit.getFitsWithShip(ship.ID)
-               for fit in fits:
-                   if self.stopRunning: 
-                       return;
-                   dnaFit = sFit.exportDna(fit[0])
-                   HTMLship += "<li><a href=\"javascript:CCPEVE.showFitting('" + dnaFit + "');\" >" + fit[1] + "</a></li>"
+            ships = sMarket.getShipList(shipType.ID)
+            for ship in ships:
+                HTMLship = '<li><h2>' + ship.name + '</h2><ul>'
+                fits = sFit.getFitsWithShip(ship.ID)
+                for fit in fits:
+                    if self.stopRunning:
+                        return;
+                    dnaFit = sFit.exportDna(fit[0])
+                    HTMLship += "<li><a href=\"javascript:CCPEVE.showFitting('" + dnaFit + "');\" >" + fit[1] + "</a></li>"
 
-               HTMLship += "</ul></li>"
-               if len(fits) > 0:
-                   HTML += HTMLship
+                HTMLship += "</ul></li>"
+                if len(fits) > 0:
+                    HTML += HTMLship
 
         HTML += """
-                </ul>           
+                </ul>
             </div>
         </div>
         </body>
         """
-    
+
         try:
             FILE = open(settings.getPath(), "w")
-            FILE.write(HTML);
+            FILE.write(HTML.encode('utf-8'));
             FILE.close();
         except IOError:
             print "Failed to write to " + settings.getPath()
             pass
-        
+
