diff --git a/common/wsgi.py b/common/wsgi.py
index 77819d7..0f2367c 100644
--- a/common/wsgi.py
+++ b/common/wsgi.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def upgrade_in_progress(environ, start_response):
     else:
         status = '403 Forbidden'
     start_response(status, response_headers)
-    return [response]
+    return [response.encode('utf-8')]
 
 if UPGRADING:
     application = upgrade_in_progress
diff --git a/scripts/fabfile.py b/scripts/fabfile.py
index 4acf731..ebf4e26 100644
--- a/scripts/fabfile.py
+++ b/scripts/fabfile.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from fabric.utils import abort
 
 env.hosts = ['stages.pierre-coullery.ch']
 APP_DIR = '/var/www/epcstages'
-VIRTUALENV_DIR = '/var/venvs/stages/bin/activate'
+VIRTUALENV_DIR = '/var/venvs/stages3/bin/activate'
 
 
 def clone_remote_db(dbtype='sqlite'):