diff --git a/src/Main/MainCmd.cpp b/src/Main/MainCmd.cpp
index fa230acacc..ae4e36ffd9 100644
--- a/src/Main/MainCmd.cpp
+++ b/src/Main/MainCmd.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ int main( int argc, char ** argv )
         std::string appName = App::Application::Config()["ExeName"];
         std::stringstream msg;
         msg << "While initializing " << appName << " the following exception occurred: '" << e.what() << "'\n\n";
-        msg << "Python is searching for its runtime files in the following directories:\n" << Py_GetPath() << "\n\n";
+        msg << "Python is searching for its runtime files in the following directories:\n" << Py_EncodeLocale(Py_GetPath(),nullptr) << "\n\n";
         msg << "Python version information:\n" << Py_GetVersion() << "\n";
         const char* pythonhome = getenv("PYTHONHOME");
         if ( pythonhome ) {