diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/nodeeventlog b/confluent_client/bin/nodeeventlog
index b467ad28..c2b094de 100755
--- a/confluent_client/bin/nodeeventlog
+++ b/confluent_client/bin/nodeeventlog
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+import codecs
 from datetime import datetime as dt
 import optparse
 import os
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ if path.startswith('/opt'):
 
 import confluent.client as client
 
+sys.stdout = codecs.getwriter('utf8')(sys.stdout)
+
 argparser = optparse.OptionParser(
     usage="Usage: %prog [options] noderange [clear]")
 (options, args) = argparser.parse_args()
diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/nodeinventory b/confluent_client/bin/nodeinventory
index 58afcd59..be3c03c1 100755
--- a/confluent_client/bin/nodeinventory
+++ b/confluent_client/bin/nodeinventory
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+import codecs
 import optparse
 import os
 import re
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ if path.startswith('/opt'):
 
 import confluent.client as client
 
+sys.stdout = codecs.getwriter('utf8')(sys.stdout)
+
 filters = []
 
 
diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/nodesensors b/confluent_client/bin/nodesensors
index 60e69cac..85dc0053 100755
--- a/confluent_client/bin/nodesensors
+++ b/confluent_client/bin/nodesensors
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+import codecs
 import csv
 import datetime
 import optparse
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@ if path.startswith('/opt'):
 
 import confluent.client as client
 
+sys.stdout = codecs.getwriter('utf8')(sys.stdout)
+
 sensorcollections = {
     'all': 'sensors/hardware/all/all',
     'temperature': 'sensors/hardware/temperature/all',