1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/modules/oblique.py b/modules/oblique.py
index 7bd6718..d93446e 100755
--- a/modules/oblique.py
+++ b/modules/oblique.py
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ def service(phenny, input, command, args):
    lines = bytes.splitlines()
    if not lines: 
       return phenny.reply("Sorry, the service didn't respond any output.")
-   phenny.say(lines[0][:350])
+   try: line = lines[0].encode('utf-8')[:350]
+   except: line = lines[0][:250]
+   phenny.say(line)
 
 def refresh(phenny): 
    if hasattr(phenny.config, 'services'):