diff --git a/renderers.py b/renderers.py
index 63e2b36..8986e1f 100644
--- a/renderers.py
+++ b/renderers.py
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ def tsv( *fields ):
 
 def csv( *fields ):
 	print( fields )
-	fields = [ str(s) for s in fields ]
+	fields = [ str(s) if type(s) != 'str' else s.encode('utf-8') for s in fields ]
 	print( fields )
-	fields = [ str(s).encode('utf-8') for s in fields ]
-	fields = [ '"' + str(f).replace('"','\\"') + '"' for f in fields ]
+	# fields = [ str(s).encode('utf-8') for s in fields ]
+	fields = [ '"' + str(s).replace('"','\\"') + '"' for s in fields ]
 	print( *fields, sep=',' )
 
 def json( obj ):