diff --git a/cup.py b/cup.py
index ae72b1c..bce5c5b 100644
--- a/cup.py
+++ b/cup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import pyperclip
 
 from voussoirkit import pipeable
-
 text = pipeable.input('!i', split_lines=False)
-pyperclip.copy(text)
+pyperclip.copy(text.encode('utf-8', 'replace').decode())