diff --git a/addon.xml b/addon.xml
index 830125bd..a29a047b 100644
--- a/addon.xml
+++ b/addon.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8' standalone='yes'?>
-<addon id='plugin.video.twitch' version='2.3.1' name='Twitch' provider-name='A Talented Community'>
+<addon id='plugin.video.twitch' version='2.3.2' name='Twitch' provider-name='A Talented Community'>
     <requires>
         <import addon='xbmc.python' version='2.20.0'/>
         <import addon='script.module.six' version='1.11.0'/>
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
     <extension point='xbmc.addon.metadata'>
         <platform>all</platform>
         <news>
+2.3.2
+[fix] py3 encoding issues
+
 2.3.1
 [fix] i18n UnicodeEncodeError
 
diff --git a/resources/lib/twitch_addon/addon/converter.py b/resources/lib/twitch_addon/addon/converter.py
index a64db5c5..0c0d9b9d 100644
--- a/resources/lib/twitch_addon/addon/converter.py
+++ b/resources/lib/twitch_addon/addon/converter.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def game_to_listitem(self, game):
             viewer_count = str(game[Keys.VIEWERS])
         if Keys.GAME in game:
             game = game[Keys.GAME]
-        name = game[Keys.NAME].encode('utf-8')
+        name = game[Keys.NAME]
         if not name:
             name = i18n('unknown_game')
         image = self.get_thumbnail(game.get(Keys.BOX, game.get(Keys.LOGO)), Images.BOXART)
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ def game_to_listitem(self, game):
                 'info': {u'plot': plot, u'plotoutline': plot, u'tagline': plot}}
 
     def community_to_listitem(self, community):
-        name = community[Keys.NAME].encode('utf-8')
+        name = community[Keys.NAME]
         display_name = community.get(Keys.DISPLAY_NAME)
-        display_name = display_name.encode('utf-8') if display_name else name
+        display_name = display_name if display_name else name
         _id = community[Keys._ID]
         image = community.get(Keys.AVATAR_IMAGE, Images.THUMB)
         context_menu = list()
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ def community_to_listitem(self, community):
                 'info': self.get_plot_for_community(community)}
 
     def collection_to_listitem(self, collection):
-        title = collection[Keys.TITLE].encode('utf-8')
+        title = collection[Keys.TITLE]
         _id = collection[Keys._ID]
         image = self.get_thumbnail(collection[Keys.THUMBNAILS])
         owner = collection[Keys.OWNER]