diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index a50ec1d..5a27a49 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2.0.9 2014-07-06
+- Fix EWOULDBLOCK on Windows
+- Fix Unicode config problem on some platforms
+
 2.0.8 2014-06-23
 - Use multiple DNS to query hostnames
 
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index f46ea8b..983a375 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -143,13 +143,10 @@ MIT
 Bugs and Issues
 ---------------
 
-Please visit `Issue
-Tracker <https://github.com/clowwindy/shadowsocks/issues?state=open>`__
-
-Mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/shadowsocks
-
-Also see
-`Troubleshooting <https://github.com/clowwindy/shadowsocks/wiki/Troubleshooting>`__
+-  `Troubleshooting <https://github.com/clowwindy/shadowsocks/wiki/Troubleshooting>`__
+-  `Issue
+   Tracker <https://github.com/clowwindy/shadowsocks/issues?state=open>`__
+-  `Mailing list <http://groups.google.com/group/shadowsocks>`__
 
 .. |PyPI version| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/shadowsocks.svg?style=flat
    :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/shadowsocks
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2bb28c9..9025d91 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ with open('README.rst') as f:
 
 setup(
     name="shadowsocks",
-    version="2.0.8",
+    version="2.0.9",
     license='MIT',
     description="A fast tunnel proxy that help you get through firewalls",
     author='clowwindy',
diff --git a/shadowsocks/utils.py b/shadowsocks/utils.py
index 492f357..0b7b068 100644
--- a/shadowsocks/utils.py
+++ b/shadowsocks/utils.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def get_config(is_local):
             logging.info('loading config from %s' % config_path)
             with open(config_path, 'rb') as f:
                 try:
-                    config = json.load(f)
+                    config = json.load(f, object_hook=_decode_dict)
                 except ValueError as e:
                     logging.error('found an error in config.json: %s',
                                   e.message)
@@ -210,4 +210,32 @@ optional arguments:
   -v                    verbose mode
 
 Online help: <https://github.com/clowwindy/shadowsocks>
-'''
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+'''
+
+
+def _decode_list(data):
+    rv = []
+    for item in data:
+        if isinstance(item, unicode):
+            item = item.encode('utf-8')
+        elif isinstance(item, list):
+            item = _decode_list(item)
+        elif isinstance(item, dict):
+            item = _decode_dict(item)
+        rv.append(item)
+    return rv
+
+
+def _decode_dict(data):
+    rv = {}
+    for key, value in data.iteritems():
+        if isinstance(key, unicode):
+            key = key.encode('utf-8')
+        if isinstance(value, unicode):
+            value = value.encode('utf-8')
+        elif isinstance(value, list):
+            value = _decode_list(value)
+        elif isinstance(value, dict):
+            value = _decode_dict(value)
+        rv[key] = value
+    return rv
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