diff --git a/apps/gg/handler.js b/apps/gg/handler.js
index 34ed13d6..647e81cd 100644
--- a/apps/gg/handler.js
+++ b/apps/gg/handler.js
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import * as strava from './strava.js';
 
 async function main() {
+	print('handler running');
 	let r = await strava.authorization_code(request.query.code);
 	print('state =', request.query.state);
 	print('body = ', r.body);
 	if (request.query.state && r.body) {
 		let shared_db = await shared_database('state');
-		await shared_db.set(request.query.state, r.body);
+		await shared_db.set(request.query.state, utf8Decode(r.body));
 	}
 	await respond({
 		data: r.body,