diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d2f499d..0f94b66 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 (This document uses YYYY-MM-DD as per ISO 8601)
 
+## [v2.0.1] - 2021-4-1
+- Fixed encoding-related crash
+
 ## [v2.0] - 2021-3-25
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/oyoyo/parse.py b/oyoyo/parse.py
index 79a5572..edc3181 100644
--- a/oyoyo/parse.py
+++ b/oyoyo/parse.py
@@ -46,7 +46,15 @@ def parse_raw_irc_command(element):
 
     <crlf>     ::= CR LF
     """
-    element = element.decode("utf-8")
+    try:
+        element = element.decode("utf-8")
+    except:
+        try:
+            element = element.decode("latin-1")
+        except:
+            # This shouldn't happen, but if it does:
+            element = ""
+    
     parts = element.strip().split(" ")
     if parts[0].startswith(':'):
         prefix = parts[0][1:]