diff --git a/src/fenrir/screenDriver/vcsaDriver.py b/src/fenrir/screenDriver/vcsaDriver.py
index 384e9890..9bd847d7 100644
--- a/src/fenrir/screenDriver/vcsaDriver.py
+++ b/src/fenrir/screenDriver/vcsaDriver.py
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ class driver():
                 try:
                     lineText += self.charmap[ch]            
                 except KeyError:
-                    lineText += chr('?')
+                    lineText += '?'
                 lineAttrib.append((attr,ink, paper,0,0,0)) # attribute, ink, paper, blink, bold, underline
             allText += lineText + '\n'
             allAttrib += lineAttrib