diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index cb9e964..b74d7d2 100755
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 @post('/')
 def post_index():
-    form = request.forms.get
+    form = request.forms.getunicode
 
     def error(msg):
         return index_tpl(username=form('username'), alerts=[('error', msg)])