1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/wqflask/wqflask/docs.py b/wqflask/wqflask/docs.py
index 0187f32e..23fc3cad 100644
--- a/wqflask/wqflask/docs.py
+++ b/wqflask/wqflask/docs.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function, division
+import codecs
 
 from flask import g
 
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class Docs(object):
 
     def __init__(self, entry, start_vars={}):
         sql = """
-            SELECT Docs.title, Docs.content
+            SELECT Docs.title, CAST(Docs.content AS BINARY)
             FROM Docs
             WHERE Docs.entry LIKE %s
             """
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ class Docs(object):
             self.title = self.entry.capitalize()
             self.content = ""
         else:
+            
             self.title = result[0]
-            self.content = result[1]
+            self.content = result[1].decode("utf-8")
+
 
         self.editable = "false"
         # ZS: Removing option to edit to see if text still gets vandalized
@@ -40,4 +42,4 @@ def update_text(start_vars):
             sql = "UPDATE Docs SET content='{0}' WHERE entry='{1}';".format(content, start_vars['entry_type'])
             g.db.execute(sql)
     except:
-        pass
\ No newline at end of file
+        pass