diff --git a/src/Mod/Arch/ArchCommands.py b/src/Mod/Arch/ArchCommands.py
index a247cefa3..489e22bc9 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Arch/ArchCommands.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Arch/ArchCommands.py
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ def survey(callback=False):
                                     t = t.getUserPreferred()[0]
                                     t = t.encode("utf8")
                                     anno.LabelText = "l " + t
-                                    FreeCAD.Console.PrintMessage("Object: " + n + ", Element: Whole, Length: " + t + "\n")
+                                    FreeCAD.Console.PrintMessage("Object: " + n + ", Element: Whole, Length: " + t.decode("utf8") + "\n")
                                 if FreeCAD.GuiUp and t:
                                     QtGui.qApp.clipboard().setText(t)
                             else:
@@ -755,13 +755,13 @@ def survey(callback=False):
                                         t = t.getUserPreferred()[0]
                                         t = t.encode("utf8")
                                         anno.LabelText = "l " + t
-                                        FreeCAD.Console.PrintMessage("Object: " + n + ", Element: " + el + ", Length: " + t + "\n")
+                                        FreeCAD.Console.PrintMessage("Object: " + n + ", Element: " + el + ", Length: " + t.decode("utf8") + "\n")
                                     elif "Vertex" in el:
                                         t = FreeCAD.Units.Quantity(e.Z,FreeCAD.Units.Length)
                                         t = t.getUserPreferred()[0]
                                         t = t.encode("utf8")
                                         anno.LabelText = "z " + t
-                                        FreeCAD.Console.PrintMessage("Object: " + n + ", Element: " + el + ", Zcoord: " + t + "\n")
+                                        FreeCAD.Console.PrintMessage("Object: " + n + ", Element: " + el + ", Zcoord: " + t.decode("utf8") + "\n")
                                     if FreeCAD.GuiUp and t:
                                         QtGui.qApp.clipboard().setText(t)