diff --git a/imap2md/export-imap-notes.py b/imap2md/export-imap-notes.py
index 5cd6cbe..8370b7c 100644
--- a/imap2md/export-imap-notes.py
+++ b/imap2md/export-imap-notes.py
@@ -56,13 +56,12 @@ for i in range(messages, messages-N, -1):
                 content_type = msg.get_content_type()
                 body = msg.get_payload(decode=True).decode()
                 if content_type == "text/plain":
-                    open(filepath, "w").write(body)
+                    open(filepath, "wb").write(body.encode('utf8'))
 
             if content_type == "text/html":
                 md = markdownify(body)
                 if md[:4] == 'html':
                     md = md[4:]
-
                 open(filepath, "wb").write(md.encode('utf8'))
 
 imap.close()