diff --git a/datadog/dogshell/wrap.py b/datadog/dogshell/wrap.py
index d87f0e591..32e08011f 100644
--- a/datadog/dogshell/wrap.py
+++ b/datadog/dogshell/wrap.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def run(self):
         '''
         for line in iter(self._out.readline, b''):
             if self._fwd_out is not None:
-                self._fwd_out.write(line)
+                self._fwd_out.write(line.decode(self._fwd_out.encoding))
             line = line.decode('utf-8')
             self._out_content += line
         self._out.close()