diff --git a/fig/cli/errors.py b/fig/cli/errors.py
index bb1702fd..874d3591 100644
--- a/fig/cli/errors.py
+++ b/fig/cli/errors.py
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@ from textwrap import dedent
 class UserError(Exception):
     def __init__(self, msg):
         self.msg = dedent(msg).strip()
+
+    def __unicode__(self):
+        return self.msg