diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index c57c49f6..69f33a01 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@
 
 # General information about the project.
 project = 'LGR Toolset Web Application'
-copyright = '2016, Viagénie and Wil Tan'
-author = 'Viagénie and Wil Tan'
+copyright = u'2016, Viagénie and Wil Tan'
+author = u'Viagénie and Wil Tan'
 
 # The version info for the project you're documenting, acts as replacement for
 # |version| and |release|, also used in various other places throughout the
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
 #  author, documentclass [howto, manual, or own class]).
 latex_documents = [
     (master_doc, 'LGRToolsetweb-application.tex', 'LGR Toolset web-application Documentation',
-     'Viagénie and Wil Tan', 'manual'),
+     u'Viagénie and Wil Tan', 'manual'),
 ]
 
 # The name of an image file (relative to this directory) to place at the top of