diff --git a/ceilometerclient/common/utils.py b/ceilometerclient/common/utils.py
index 82f5b08d..2d3176ba 100644
--- a/ceilometerclient/common/utils.py
+++ b/ceilometerclient/common/utils.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import prettytable
 from ceilometerclient import exc
 from ceilometerclient.openstack.common import cliutils
 from ceilometerclient.openstack.common import importutils
+from ceilometerclient.openstack.common import strutils
 
 
 # Decorator for cli-args
@@ -74,6 +75,8 @@ def print_dict(d, dict_property="Property", wrap=0):
         # convert dict to str to check length
         if isinstance(v, dict):
             v = str(v)
+        if isinstance(v, six.string_types):
+            v = strutils.safe_encode(v)
         # if value has a newline, add in multiple rows
         # e.g. fault with stacktrace
         if v and isinstance(v, six.string_types) and r'\n' in v: