diff --git a/bin/is b/bin/is
index 325d8b680a0312d7d3358b5895aa184357d234dd..75dd2e3c9e5d4b8aacce3b2d1e042476c1ae6805 100755
--- a/bin/is
+++ b/bin/is
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ def main():
         options.func(options)
         exit(0)
     except Exception as e:
-        error(e)
+        error(u"%s." % e)
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         warn("Keyboard Interrupted")
         exit(1)