diff --git a/erpnext/patches/august_2012/__init__.py b/erpnext/patches/august_2012/__init__.py
index e69de29bb2d..baffc488252 100644
--- a/erpnext/patches/august_2012/__init__.py
+++ b/erpnext/patches/august_2012/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
diff --git a/erpnext/patches/august_2012/report_supplier_quotations.py b/erpnext/patches/august_2012/report_supplier_quotations.py
index bb0347910bf..d2cd3cde76c 100644
--- a/erpnext/patches/august_2012/report_supplier_quotations.py
+++ b/erpnext/patches/august_2012/report_supplier_quotations.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
 def execute():
 	from webnotes.modules import reload_doc
 	reload_doc("buying", "Report", "Supplier Quotations")
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diff --git a/erpnext/utilities/page/markdown_reference/__init__.py b/erpnext/utilities/page/markdown_reference/__init__.py
index e69de29bb2d..baffc488252 100644
--- a/erpnext/utilities/page/markdown_reference/__init__.py
+++ b/erpnext/utilities/page/markdown_reference/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
diff --git a/erpnext/utilities/page/markdown_reference/markdown_reference.py b/erpnext/utilities/page/markdown_reference/markdown_reference.py
index f807eb0a4d4..fbba0997d8f 100644
--- a/erpnext/utilities/page/markdown_reference/markdown_reference.py
+++ b/erpnext/utilities/page/markdown_reference/markdown_reference.py
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import webnotes
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