diff --git a/pyfpdb/PokerStarsToFpdb.py b/pyfpdb/PokerStarsToFpdb.py
index 3ee30170..72c96d71 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/PokerStarsToFpdb.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/PokerStarsToFpdb.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class PokerStars(HandHistoryConverter):
     sym = {'USD': "\$", 'CAD': "\$", 'T$': "", "EUR": "\xe2\x82\xac", "GBP": "\xa3", "play": ""}         # ADD Euro, Sterling, etc HERE
     substitutions = {
                      'LEGAL_ISO' : "USD|EUR|GBP|CAD|FPP",    # legal ISO currency codes
-                            'LS' : "\$|\xe2\x82\xac|"        # legal currency symbols - Euro(cp1252, utf-8)
+                            'LS' : u"\$|\xe2\x82\xac|"        # legal currency symbols - Euro(cp1252, utf-8)
                     }
                     
     # translations from captured groups to fpdb info strings