diff --git a/plexpy/api2.py b/plexpy/api2.py
index 3613888a..5f0fdec3 100644
--- a/plexpy/api2.py
+++ b/plexpy/api2.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import xmltodict
 import plexpy
 import config
 import database
+import helpers
 import libraries
 import logger
 import mobile_app
@@ -173,47 +174,51 @@ class API2:
         end = int(end)
 
         if regex:
-            logger.api_debug(u'Tautulli APIv2 :: Filtering log using regex %s' % regex)
-            reg = re.compile('u' + regex, flags=re.I)
+            logger.api_debug(u"Tautulli APIv2 :: Filtering log using regex '%s'" % regex)
+            reg = re.compile(regex, flags=re.I)
 
-        for line in open(logfile, 'r').readlines():
-            temp_loglevel_and_time = None
+        with open(logfile, 'r') as f:
+            for line in f.readlines():
+                temp_loglevel_and_time = None
 
-            try:
-                temp_loglevel_and_time = line.split('- ')
-                loglvl = temp_loglevel_and_time[1].split(' :')[0].strip()
-                tl_tread = line.split(' :: ')
-                if loglvl is None:
-                    msg = line.replace('\n', '')
-                else:
-                    msg = line.split(' : ')[1].replace('\n', '')
-                thread = tl_tread[1].split(' : ')[0]
-            except IndexError:
-                # We assume this is a traceback
-                tl = (len(templog) - 1)
-                templog[tl]['msg'] += line.replace('\n', '')
-                continue
+                try:
+                    temp_loglevel_and_time = line.split('- ')
+                    loglvl = temp_loglevel_and_time[1].split(' :')[0].strip()
+                    tl_tread = line.split(' :: ')
+                    if loglvl is None:
+                        msg = line.replace('\n', '')
+                    else:
+                        msg = line.split(' : ')[1].replace('\n', '')
+                    thread = tl_tread[1].split(' : ')[0]
+                except IndexError:
+                    # We assume this is a traceback
+                    tl = (len(templog) - 1)
+                    templog[tl]['msg'] += helpers.sanitize(unicode(line.replace('\n', ''), 'utf-8'))
+                    continue
 
-            if len(line) > 1 and temp_loglevel_and_time is not None and loglvl in line:
+                if len(line) > 1 and temp_loglevel_and_time is not None and loglvl in line:
 
-                d = {
-                    'time': temp_loglevel_and_time[0],
-                    'loglevel': loglvl,
-                    'msg': msg.replace('\n', ''),
-                    'thread': thread
-                }
-                templog.append(d)
+                    d = {
+                        'time': temp_loglevel_and_time[0],
+                        'loglevel': loglvl,
+                        'msg': helpers.sanitize(unicode(msg.replace('\n', ''), 'utf-8')),
+                        'thread': thread
+                    }
+                    templog.append(d)
+
+        if order == 'desc':
+            templog = templog[::-1]
 
         if end > 0 or start > 0:
-                logger.api_debug(u'Tautulli APIv2 :: Slicing the log from %s to %s' % (start, end))
-                templog = templog[start:end]
+            logger.api_debug(u"Tautulli APIv2 :: Slicing the log from %s to %s" % (start, end))
+            templog = templog[start:end]
 
         if sort:
-            logger.api_debug(u'Tautulli APIv2 :: Sorting log based on %s' % sort)
+            logger.api_debug(u"Tautulli APIv2 :: Sorting log based on '%s'" % sort)
             templog = sorted(templog, key=lambda k: k[sort])
 
         if search:
-            logger.api_debug(u'Tautulli APIv2 :: Searching log values for %s' % search)
+            logger.api_debug(u"Tautulli APIv2 :: Searching log values for '%s'" % search)
             tt = [d for d in templog for k, v in d.items() if search.lower() in v.lower()]
 
             if len(tt):
@@ -222,16 +227,13 @@ class API2:
         if regex:
             tt = []
             for l in templog:
-                stringdict = ' '.join('{}{}'.format(k, v) for k, v in l.items())
+                stringdict = ' '.join(u'{}{}'.format(k, v) for k, v in l.items())
                 if reg.search(stringdict):
                     tt.append(l)
 
             if len(tt):
                 templog = tt
 
-        if order == 'desc':
-            templog = templog[::-1]
-
         return templog
 
     def get_settings(self, key=''):