4 files changed, 23 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/src/leap/bitmask/services/eip/darwinvpnlauncher.py b/src/leap/bitmask/services/eip/darwinvpnlauncher.py
index f3b6bfc8..fe3fe4c1 100644
--- a/src/leap/bitmask/services/eip/darwinvpnlauncher.py
+++ b/src/leap/bitmask/services/eip/darwinvpnlauncher.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import commands
 import getpass
 import logging
 import os
+import sys
 
 from leap.bitmask.services.eip.vpnlauncher import VPNLauncher
 from leap.bitmask.services.eip.vpnlauncher import VPNLauncherException
@@ -185,6 +186,8 @@ class DarwinVPNLauncher(VPNLauncher):
 
         :rtype: dict
         """
+        ld_library_path = os.path.join(get_path_prefix(), "..", "lib")
+        ld_library_path.encode(sys.getfilesystemencoding())
         return {
-            "DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH": os.path.join(get_path_prefix(), "..", "lib")
+            "DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH": ld_library_path
         }
diff --git a/src/leap/bitmask/services/eip/linuxvpnlauncher.py b/src/leap/bitmask/services/eip/linuxvpnlauncher.py
index efb23285..d02f6f96 100644
--- a/src/leap/bitmask/services/eip/linuxvpnlauncher.py
+++ b/src/leap/bitmask/services/eip/linuxvpnlauncher.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import commands
 import logging
 import os
 import subprocess
+import sys
 import time
 
 from leap.bitmask.config import flags
@@ -231,6 +232,8 @@ class LinuxVPNLauncher(VPNLauncher):
 
         :rtype: dict
         """
+        ld_library_path = os.path.join(get_path_prefix(), "..", "lib")
+        ld_library_path.encode(sys.getfilesystemencoding())
         return {
-            "LD_LIBRARY_PATH": os.path.join(get_path_prefix(), "..", "lib")
+            "LD_LIBRARY_PATH": ld_library_path
         }
diff --git a/src/leap/bitmask/services/eip/vpnlauncher.py b/src/leap/bitmask/services/eip/vpnlauncher.py
index bce3599b..07497814 100644
--- a/src/leap/bitmask/services/eip/vpnlauncher.py
+++ b/src/leap/bitmask/services/eip/vpnlauncher.py
@@ -250,9 +250,6 @@ class VPNLauncher(object):
             '--ping-restart', '30']
 
         command_and_args = [openvpn] + args
-        logger.debug("Running VPN with command:")
-        logger.debug(" ".join(command_and_args))
-
         return command_and_args
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/src/leap/bitmask/services/eip/vpnprocess.py b/src/leap/bitmask/services/eip/vpnprocess.py
index 19e1aa7b..51f0f738 100644
--- a/src/leap/bitmask/services/eip/vpnprocess.py
+++ b/src/leap/bitmask/services/eip/vpnprocess.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import psutil
 import psutil.error
 import shutil
 import socket
+import sys
 
 from itertools import chain, repeat
 
@@ -864,15 +865,26 @@ class VPNProcess(protocol.ProcessProtocol, VPNManager):
         """
         Gets the vpn command from the aproppriate launcher.
 
-        Might throw: VPNLauncherException, OpenVPNNotFoundException.
+        Might throw:
+            VPNLauncherException,
+            OpenVPNNotFoundException.
+
+        :rtype: list of str
         """
-        cmd = self._launcher.get_vpn_command(
+        command = self._launcher.get_vpn_command(
             eipconfig=self._eipconfig,
             providerconfig=self._providerconfig,
             socket_host=self._socket_host,
             socket_port=self._socket_port,
             openvpn_verb=self._openvpn_verb)
-        return map(str, cmd)
+
+        encoding = sys.getfilesystemencoding()
+        for i, c in enumerate(command):
+            if not isinstance(c, str):
+                command[i] = c.encode(encoding)
+
+        logger.debug("Running VPN with command: {0}".format(command))
+        return command
 
     # shutdown