diff --git a/searx/templates/courgette/404.html b/searx/templates/courgette/404.html
index 7a317f0..77f1287 100644
--- a/searx/templates/courgette/404.html
+++ b/searx/templates/courgette/404.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <div class="center">
     <h1>{{ _('Page not found') }}</h1>
     {% autoescape false %}
-    <p>{{ _('Go to %(search_page)s.', search_page='<a href="{}">{}</a>'.format(url_for('index'), _('search page'))) }}</p>
+    <p>{{ _('Go to %(search_page)s.', search_page='<a href="{}">{}</a>'.decode('utf-8').format(url_for('index'), _('search page'))) }}</p>
     {% endautoescape %}
 </div>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/searx/templates/default/404.html b/searx/templates/default/404.html
index dc968a1..1d88f86 100644
--- a/searx/templates/default/404.html
+++ b/searx/templates/default/404.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <div class="center">
     <h1>{{ _('Page not found') }}</h1>
     {% autoescape false %}
-    <p>{{ _('Go to %(search_page)s.', search_page='<a href="{}">{}</a>'.format(url_for('index'), _('search page'))) }}</p>
+    <p>{{ _('Go to %(search_page)s.', search_page='<a href="{}">{}</a>'.decode('utf-8').format(url_for('index'), _('search page'))) }}</p>
     {% endautoescape %}
 </div>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/searx/templates/oscar/404.html b/searx/templates/oscar/404.html
index cdb31db..11d7895 100644
--- a/searx/templates/oscar/404.html
+++ b/searx/templates/oscar/404.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <div class="text-center">
     <h1>{{ _('Page not found') }}</h1>
     {% autoescape false %}
-    <p>{{ _('Go to %(search_page)s.', search_page='<a href="{}">{}</a>'.format(url_for('index'), _('search page'))) }}</p>
+    <p>{{ _('Go to %(search_page)s.', search_page='<a href="{}">{}</a>'.decode('utf-8').format(url_for('index'), _('search page'))) }}</p>
     {% endautoescape %}
 </div>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/searx/templates/pix-art/404.html b/searx/templates/pix-art/404.html
index 27a6140..592e861 100644
--- a/searx/templates/pix-art/404.html
+++ b/searx/templates/pix-art/404.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <div class="center">
     <h1>{{ _('Page not found') }}</h1>
     {% autoescape false %}
-    <p>{{ _('Go to %(search_page)s.', search_page='<a href="{}">{}</a>'.format(url_for('index'), _('search page'))) }}</p>
+    <p>{{ _('Go to %(search_page)s.', search_page='<a href="{}">{}</a>'.decode('utf-8').format(url_for('index'), _('search page'))) }}</p>
     {% endautoescape %}
 </div>
 {% endblock %}