diff --git a/files/utf8.patch b/files/utf8.patch
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/utf8.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+diff --git a/src/Widgets/TerminalBox.vala b/src/Widgets/TerminalBox.vala
+index d1ae394a..8594fdcc 100755
+--- a/src/Widgets/TerminalBox.vala
++++ b/src/Widgets/TerminalBox.vala
+@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ namespace EasySSH {
+             #if UBUNTU_BIONIC_PATCHED_VTE
+                 term.feed_child(cmd, cmd.length);
+             #else
+-                term.feed_child(cmd.to_utf8 ());
++                term.feed_child((uint8[])cmd.to_utf8 ());
+             #endif
+         }
+ 
+@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ namespace EasySSH {
+             #if UBUNTU_BIONIC_PATCHED_VTE
+                 term.feed_child(cmd, cmd.length);
+             #else
+-                term.feed_child(cmd.to_utf8 ());
++                term.feed_child((uint8[])cmd.to_utf8 ());
+             #endif
+         }
+ 
+@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ namespace EasySSH {
+             #if UBUNTU_BIONIC_PATCHED_VTE
+                 term.feed_child(n_cmd, cmd.length);
+             #else
+-                term.feed_child(n_cmd.to_utf8 ());
++                term.feed_child((uint8[])n_cmd.to_utf8 ());
+             #endif
+         }
+ 
+diff --git a/src/Widgets/TerminalWidget.vala b/src/Widgets/TerminalWidget.vala
+index 0efc6945..f8784e08 100755
+--- a/src/Widgets/TerminalWidget.vala
++++ b/src/Widgets/TerminalWidget.vala
+@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ namespace EasySSH {
+             #if UBUNTU_BIONIC_PATCHED_VTE
+                 this.feed_child(cmd, cmd.length);
+             #else
+-                this.feed_child(cmd.to_utf8 ());
++                this.feed_child((uint8[])cmd.to_utf8 ());
+             #endif
+         }
+ 
diff --git a/package.yml b/package.yml
--- a/package.yml
+++ b/package.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name       : easyssh
 version    : 1.6.6
-release    : 19
+release    : 20
 source     :
     - https://github.com/muriloventuroso/easyssh/archive/1.6.6.tar.gz : 9ca938b62c4adf2fe23e4b855b55fbc61297515434d1a042155efdb4ec60a371
 license    : GPL-3.0-or-later
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 rundeps    :
     - gpgme
 setup      : |
+    %patch -p1 < $pkgfiles/utf8.patch
     %meson_configure -Dwith-gpg=true \
                      -Dlibunity=false \
                      -Dubuntu-bionic-patched-vte=false
diff --git a/pspec_x86_64.xml b/pspec_x86_64.xml
--- a/pspec_x86_64.xml
+++ b/pspec_x86_64.xml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
     <Source>
         <Name>easyssh</Name>
         <Packager>
-            <Name>Pierre-Yves</Name>
-            <Email>pyu@riseup.net</Email>
+            <Name>Albert Krenz</Name>
+            <Email>albert.krenz+solus@mailbox.org</Email>
         </Packager>
         <License>GPL-3.0-or-later</License>
         <PartOf>network.util</PartOf>
@@ -232,12 +232,12 @@
         </Files>
     </Package>
     <History>
-        <Update release="19">
-            <Date>2020-02-09</Date>
+        <Update release="20">
+            <Date>2020-06-17</Date>
             <Version>1.6.6</Version>
             <Comment>Packaging update</Comment>
-            <Name>Pierre-Yves</Name>
-            <Email>pyu@riseup.net</Email>
+            <Name>Albert Krenz</Name>
+            <Email>albert.krenz+solus@mailbox.org</Email>
         </Update>
     </History>
 </PISI>
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