diff --git a/erpnext/patches/v6_4/make_image_thumbnail.py b/erpnext/patches/v6_4/make_image_thumbnail.py
index 1daaede0c3..36bdcfc6d4 100644
--- a/erpnext/patches/v6_4/make_image_thumbnail.py
+++ b/erpnext/patches/v6_4/make_image_thumbnail.py
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ def execute():
 				if item_doc.thumbnail:
 					item_doc.db_set("thumbnail", item_doc.thumbnail, update_modified=False)
 			except Exception:
-				print "Unable to make thumbnail for {0}".format(item.website_image)
+				print "Unable to make thumbnail for {0}".format(item.website_image.encode("utf-8"))