diff --git a/ckanext/xloader/cli.py b/ckanext/xloader/cli.py
index 3df91124..53dee8a9 100644
--- a/ckanext/xloader/cli.py
+++ b/ckanext/xloader/cli.py
@@ -184,10 +184,13 @@ def _submit_resource(self, resource, user, indent=0):
                     r=resource))
             return
         dataset_ref = resource.get('package_name', resource['package_id'])
-        print('{indent}Submitting /dataset/{dataset}/resource/{r[id]}\n'
-              '{indent}           url={r[url]}\n'
-              '{indent}           format={r[format]}'
-              .format(dataset=dataset_ref, r=resource, indent=' ' * indent))
+        print(u'{indent}Submitting /dataset/{dataset}/resource/{r[id]}\n'
+              u'{indent}           url={url}\n'
+              u'{indent}           format={format}'
+              .format(dataset=dataset_ref,
+                      format=r['format'].decode('utf-8'),
+                      url=r['url'].decode('utf-8'),
+                      indent=' ' * indent))
         data_dict = {
             'resource_id': resource['id'],
             'ignore_hash': True,
diff --git a/ckanext/xloader/jobs.py b/ckanext/xloader/jobs.py
index 68f3bc30..17d66592 100644
--- a/ckanext/xloader/jobs.py
+++ b/ckanext/xloader/jobs.py
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ def xloader_data_into_datastore_(input, job_dict):
         )
 
     # fetch the resource data
-    logger.info(u'Fetching from: {0}'.format(url))
+    logger.info(u'Fetching from: {0}'.format(url.decode('utf-8')))
     try:
         headers = {}
         if resource.get('url_type') == 'upload':