diff --git a/erpnext/patches/july_2012/sync_trial_balance.py b/erpnext/patches/july_2012/sync_trial_balance.py
index 41e4cdf49f..3755ed442b 100644
--- a/erpnext/patches/july_2012/sync_trial_balance.py
+++ b/erpnext/patches/july_2012/sync_trial_balance.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
 def execute():
 	import webnotes
 	from webnotes.modules import reload_doc