diff --git a/src/fenrir-package/screen/linux.py b/src/fenrir-package/screen/linux.py
index 3c04d44a..bedeb0d9 100644
--- a/src/fenrir-package/screen/linux.py
+++ b/src/fenrir-package/screen/linux.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class screen():
         environment['screenData']['newCursor']['x'] = int( environment['screenData']['newContentBytes'][2])
         environment['screenData']['newCursor']['y'] = int( environment['screenData']['newContentBytes'][3])
         # analyze content
-        environment['screenData']['newContentText'] = str(environment['screenData']['newContentBytes'][4:][::2].decode("CP1252", "replace"))
+        environment['screenData']['newContentText'] = str(environment['screenData']['newContentBytes'][4:][::2].decode("ascii", "replace"))
         environment['screenData']['newContentAttrib'] = environment['screenData']['newContentBytes'][5:][::2]
         environment['screenData']['newContentText'] = '\n'.join(self.textWrapper.wrap(environment['screenData']['newContentText'], ))[:-2]