diff --git a/yaltik_dsl/__manifest__.py b/yaltik_dsl/__manifest__.py
index d8879f2..fa8058b 100644
--- a/yaltik_dsl/__manifest__.py
+++ b/yaltik_dsl/__manifest__.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     'name': 'Yaltik Odoo DSL base module and fns',
     'summary': 'Yaltik Odoo Domain Specific Language base module and functions',
     'description': """ Yaltik Odoo Domain Specific Language base module and functions """,
-    'version': '10.0.0.2.3',
+    'version': '10.0.0.2.4',
     'category': 'Yaltik',
     'author': 'Fabien Bourgeois',
     'license': 'AGPL-3',
diff --git a/yaltik_dsl/xml_base.py b/yaltik_dsl/xml_base.py
index faaa295..a38fbb8 100644
--- a/yaltik_dsl/xml_base.py
+++ b/yaltik_dsl/xml_base.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def xmlchild(parent, children):
     """ Handling of children (ie non root) XML Nodes with/o text and
     subchildren (recursive) """
     for child in children:
-        if isinstance(child, str):
+        if isinstance(child, (str, unicode)):
             parent.text = child
         else:
             attrs = {unicode(k): unicode(v) for [k, v] in child['attrs'].items()}