diff --git a/hedgedoc-expire.py b/hedgedoc-expire.py
index b85fa26..b18ace8 100644
--- a/hedgedoc-expire.py
+++ b/hedgedoc-expire.py
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ class HedgedocExpire:
                         ''')))
                     md = MIMEBase('text', 'markdown')
                     md.add_header('Content-Disposition', f'attachment; filename={note["title"]}.md')
-                    md.set_payload(note["content"])
+                    md.set_payload(note["content"].encode(encoding='utf-8'))
                     msg.attach(md)
                     self.email_sender.send(msg)
 
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ class HedgedocExpire:
                         url = self.config.url + '/' + (note["alias"] if note["alias"] is not None else note["shortid"])
                         print(f'Note "{note["title"]}" ({url}) emailed to {msg["To"]}')
                 except Exception as e:
-                    print(f'Unable to send email to {note["email"]}: {e}', file=sys.stderr)
+                    print(f'Unable to send email to {self.email_from_email_or_profile(note)}: {e}', file=sys.stderr)
 
     def expire_old_revisions(self, db) -> None:
         """