1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/codegen.py b/codegen.py
index 5dbc57c7..629f2b8c 100644
--- a/codegen.py
+++ b/codegen.py
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ erlangDefaultValueTypeConvMap = {
     str : lambda x: "<<\"" + x + "\">>",
     int : lambda x: str(x),
     float : lambda x: str(x),
-    dict: convertTable
+    dict: convertTable,
+    unicode: lambda x: "<<\"" + x.encode("utf-8") + "\">>"
 }
 
 def erlangize(s):