diff --git a/plexpy/config.py b/plexpy/config.py
index 08054742..3064af10 100644
--- a/plexpy/config.py
+++ b/plexpy/config.py
@@ -154,24 +154,24 @@ _CONFIG_DEFINITIONS = {
     'NOTIFY_RECENTLY_ADDED_GRANDPARENT': (int, 'Monitoring', 0),
     'NOTIFY_RECENTLY_ADDED_DELAY': (int, 'Monitoring', 60),
     'NOTIFY_WATCHED_PERCENT': (int, 'Monitoring', 85),
-    'NOTIFY_ON_START_SUBJECT_TEXT': (str, 'Monitoring', 'PlexPy ({server_name})'),
-    'NOTIFY_ON_START_BODY_TEXT': (str, 'Monitoring', '{user} ({player}) started playing {title}.'),
-    'NOTIFY_ON_STOP_SUBJECT_TEXT': (str, 'Monitoring', 'PlexPy ({server_name})'),
-    'NOTIFY_ON_STOP_BODY_TEXT': (str, 'Monitoring', '{user} ({player}) has stopped {title}.'),
-    'NOTIFY_ON_PAUSE_SUBJECT_TEXT': (str, 'Monitoring', 'PlexPy ({server_name})'),
-    'NOTIFY_ON_PAUSE_BODY_TEXT': (str, 'Monitoring', '{user} ({player}) has paused {title}.'),
-    'NOTIFY_ON_RESUME_SUBJECT_TEXT': (str, 'Monitoring', 'PlexPy ({server_name})'),
-    'NOTIFY_ON_RESUME_BODY_TEXT': (str, 'Monitoring', '{user} ({player}) has resumed {title}.'),
-    'NOTIFY_ON_BUFFER_SUBJECT_TEXT': (str, 'Monitoring', 'PlexPy ({server_name})'),
-    'NOTIFY_ON_BUFFER_BODY_TEXT': (str, 'Monitoring', '{user} ({player}) is buffering {title}.'),
-    'NOTIFY_ON_WATCHED_SUBJECT_TEXT': (str, 'Monitoring', 'PlexPy ({server_name})'),
-    'NOTIFY_ON_WATCHED_BODY_TEXT': (str, 'Monitoring', '{user} ({player}) has watched {title}.'),
-    'NOTIFY_ON_CREATED_SUBJECT_TEXT': (str, 'Monitoring', 'PlexPy ({server_name})'),
-    'NOTIFY_ON_CREATED_BODY_TEXT': (str, 'Monitoring', '{title} was recently added to Plex.'),
-    'NOTIFY_ON_EXTDOWN_SUBJECT_TEXT': (str, 'Monitoring', 'PlexPy ({server_name})'),
-    'NOTIFY_ON_EXTDOWN_BODY_TEXT': (str, 'Monitoring', 'The Plex Media Server remote access is down.'),
-    'NOTIFY_ON_INTDOWN_SUBJECT_TEXT': (str, 'Monitoring', 'PlexPy ({server_name})'),
-    'NOTIFY_ON_INTDOWN_BODY_TEXT': (str, 'Monitoring', 'The Plex Media Server is down.'),
+    'NOTIFY_ON_START_SUBJECT_TEXT': (unicode, 'Monitoring', 'PlexPy ({server_name})'),
+    'NOTIFY_ON_START_BODY_TEXT': (unicode, 'Monitoring', '{user} ({player}) started playing {title}.'),
+    'NOTIFY_ON_STOP_SUBJECT_TEXT': (unicode, 'Monitoring', 'PlexPy ({server_name})'),
+    'NOTIFY_ON_STOP_BODY_TEXT': (unicode, 'Monitoring', '{user} ({player}) has stopped {title}.'),
+    'NOTIFY_ON_PAUSE_SUBJECT_TEXT': (unicode, 'Monitoring', 'PlexPy ({server_name})'),
+    'NOTIFY_ON_PAUSE_BODY_TEXT': (unicode, 'Monitoring', '{user} ({player}) has paused {title}.'),
+    'NOTIFY_ON_RESUME_SUBJECT_TEXT': (unicode, 'Monitoring', 'PlexPy ({server_name})'),
+    'NOTIFY_ON_RESUME_BODY_TEXT': (unicode, 'Monitoring', '{user} ({player}) has resumed {title}.'),
+    'NOTIFY_ON_BUFFER_SUBJECT_TEXT': (unicode, 'Monitoring', 'PlexPy ({server_name})'),
+    'NOTIFY_ON_BUFFER_BODY_TEXT': (unicode, 'Monitoring', '{user} ({player}) is buffering {title}.'),
+    'NOTIFY_ON_WATCHED_SUBJECT_TEXT': (unicode, 'Monitoring', 'PlexPy ({server_name})'),
+    'NOTIFY_ON_WATCHED_BODY_TEXT': (unicode, 'Monitoring', '{user} ({player}) has watched {title}.'),
+    'NOTIFY_ON_CREATED_SUBJECT_TEXT': (unicode, 'Monitoring', 'PlexPy ({server_name})'),
+    'NOTIFY_ON_CREATED_BODY_TEXT': (unicode, 'Monitoring', '{title} was recently added to Plex.'),
+    'NOTIFY_ON_EXTDOWN_SUBJECT_TEXT': (unicode, 'Monitoring', 'PlexPy ({server_name})'),
+    'NOTIFY_ON_EXTDOWN_BODY_TEXT': (unicode, 'Monitoring', 'The Plex Media Server remote access is down.'),
+    'NOTIFY_ON_INTDOWN_SUBJECT_TEXT': (unicode, 'Monitoring', 'PlexPy ({server_name})'),
+    'NOTIFY_ON_INTDOWN_BODY_TEXT': (unicode, 'Monitoring', 'The Plex Media Server is down.'),
     'OSX_NOTIFY_APP': (str, 'OSX_Notify', '/Applications/PlexPy'),
     'OSX_NOTIFY_ENABLED': (int, 'OSX_Notify', 0),
     'OSX_NOTIFY_ON_PLAY': (int, 'OSX_Notify', 0),