diff --git a/lib/core/common.py b/lib/core/common.py
index 893715c8e..b8e06be90 100644
--- a/lib/core/common.py
+++ b/lib/core/common.py
@@ -786,6 +786,7 @@ def readInput(message, default=None, checkBatch=True):
         kb.prependFlag = False
         try:
             data = raw_input() or default
+            data = getUnicode(data, system=True) if data else data
         except:
             time.sleep(0.05)  # Reference: http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/python/python/781893
             kb.prependFlag = True
diff --git a/lib/takeover/web.py b/lib/takeover/web.py
index e2aa4c543..7963eae39 100644
--- a/lib/takeover/web.py
+++ b/lib/takeover/web.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ from lib.core.common import randomStr
 from lib.core.common import readInput
 from lib.core.common import singleTimeWarnMessage
 from lib.core.convert import hexencode
+from lib.core.convert import utf8encode
 from lib.core.data import conf
 from lib.core.data import kb
 from lib.core.data import logger
@@ -263,7 +264,7 @@ class Web:
                         with open(filename, "w+") as f:
                             _ = decloak(os.path.join(paths.SQLMAP_SHELL_PATH, "stager.%s_" % self.webApi))
                             _ = _.replace("WRITABLE_DIR", localPath.replace('/', '\\\\') if Backend.isOs(OS.WINDOWS) else localPath)
-                            f.write(_)
+                            f.write(utf8encode(_))
 
                         self.unionWriteFile(filename, self.webStagerFilePath, "text")