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diff --git a/askbot/startup_procedures.py b/askbot/startup_procedures.py
index 2c8b1eb4..621c9e8b 100644
--- a/askbot/startup_procedures.py
+++ b/askbot/startup_procedures.py
@@ -356,7 +356,8 @@ class SettingsTester(object):
* required_value (optional)
* error_message
"""
- self.settings = load_module(os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'])
+ settings_module = os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE']
+ self.settings = load_module(settings_module.encode('utf-8'))
self.messages = list()
self.requirements = requirements