diff --git a/include/vmr.h b/include/vmr.h
index bdcbd2e..a31622b 100644
--- a/include/vmr.h
+++ b/include/vmr.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ long version(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *iVMR, long *version);
 
 bool is_pdirty(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *iVMR);
 long get_parameter_float(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *iVMR, char *param, float *f);
-long get_parameter_string(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *iVMR, char *param, char *s);
+long get_parameter_string(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *iVMR, char *param, unsigned short *s);
 long set_parameter_float(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *iVMR, char *param, float val);
 long set_parameter_string(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *iVMR, char *param, char *s);
 long set_parameters(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *iVMR, char *command);
diff --git a/src/vmr.c b/src/vmr.c
index c033a72..d68f6ca 100644
--- a/src/vmr.c
+++ b/src/vmr.c
@@ -96,10 +96,10 @@ long get_parameter_float(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *vmr, char *param, float *f)
     return vmr->VBVMR_GetParameterFloat(param, f);
 }
 
-long get_parameter_string(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *vmr, char *param, char *s)
+long get_parameter_string(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *vmr, char *param, unsigned short *s)
 {
-    log_trace("VBVMR_GetParameterStringA(%s, <char> *s)", param, s);
-    return vmr->VBVMR_GetParameterStringA(param, s);
+    log_trace("VBVMR_GetParameterStringW(%s, <unsigned short> *s)", param, s);
+    return vmr->VBVMR_GetParameterStringW(param, s);
 }
 
 long set_parameter_float(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *vmr, char *param, float val)
diff --git a/src/vmrcli.c b/src/vmrcli.c
index 51ded57..b750e77 100644
--- a/src/vmrcli.c
+++ b/src/vmrcli.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ struct result
     union val
     {
         float f;
-        char s[MAX_LINE];
+        wchar_t s[MAX_LINE];
     } val;
 };
 
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ void parse_command(T_VBVMR_INTERFACE *vmr, char *command)
             printf("%.1f\n", res.val.f);
             break;
         case STRING_T:
-            puts(res.val.s);
+            printf("%ls\n", res.val.s);
             break;
         default:
             break;