diff --git a/ate/utils.py b/ate/utils.py
index b7c66508..9b732c3f 100644
--- a/ate/utils.py
+++ b/ate/utils.py
@@ -365,10 +365,11 @@ def print_output(output):
         return
 
     print("\n================== Output ==================")
-    print('{:<10}:  {:<}'.format("Variable", "Value"))
-    print('{:<10}:  {:<}'.format("--------", "-----"))
+    print('{:<16}:  {:<}'.format("Variable", "Value"))
+    print('{:<16}:  {:<}'.format("--------", "-----"))
 
     for variable, value in output.items():
-        print('{:<10}:  {:<}'.format(variable, value))
+        print('{:<16}:  {:<}'.format(
+            variable.encode("utf-8"), value.encode("utf-8")))
 
     print("============================================\n")
diff --git a/tests/test_task.py b/tests/test_task.py
index d62f369e..c30a01d2 100644
--- a/tests/test_task.py
+++ b/tests/test_task.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class TestTask(ApiServerUnittest):
 
     def test_create_task(self):
         testcase_file_path = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'tests/data/demo_testset_variables.yml')
-        task_suite = task.create_task(testcase_file_path)
+        task_suite = task.TaskSuite(testcase_file_path)
         self.assertEqual(task_suite.countTestCases(), 3)
         for suite in task_suite:
             for testcase in suite: