diff --git a/jrnl/Journal.py b/jrnl/Journal.py
index b450a25e..56802929 100644
--- a/jrnl/Journal.py
+++ b/jrnl/Journal.py
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ class DayOne(Journal):
     def editable_str(self):
         """Turns the journal into a string of entries that can be edited
         manually and later be parsed with eslf.parse_editable_str."""
-        return u"\n".join(["# {0}\n{1}".format(e.uuid, e.__unicode__()) for e in self.entries])
+        return u"\n".join([u"# {0}\n{1}".format(e.uuid, e.__unicode__()) for e in self.entries])
 
     def parse_editable_str(self, edited):
         """Parses the output of self.editable_str and updates it's entries."""