diff --git a/pyexcel_ods/__init__.py b/pyexcel_ods/__init__.py
index 22faad6..79800d2 100644
--- a/pyexcel_ods/__init__.py
+++ b/pyexcel_ods/__init__.py
@@ -243,7 +243,8 @@ def write_cell(self, row, x):
         converter = ODS_VALUE_CONVERTERS.get(x_odf_type, None)
         if converter:
             x = converter(x)
-        tc.setAttrNS(OFFICENS, x_odf_value_token, x)
+        if x_odf_type != 'string':
+            tc.setAttrNS(OFFICENS, x_odf_value_token, x)
         tc.addElement(P(text=x))
         row.addElement(tc)
 
@@ -302,4 +303,4 @@ def get_data(afile, file_type=None, **keywords):
     return read_data(afile, file_type=file_type, **keywords)
 
 
-__VERSION__ = "0.0.7"
+__VERSION__ = "0.0.9"
diff --git a/tests/test_bug_fixes.py b/tests/test_bug_fixes.py
index 1ae7357..a1e3949 100644
--- a/tests/test_bug_fixes.py
+++ b/tests/test_bug_fixes.py
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
 import os
-from pyexcel_ods import get_data
+from pyexcel_ods import get_data, save_data
 
 
 def test_bug_fix_for_issue_1():
     data = get_data(os.path.join("tests", "fixtures", "repeated.ods"))
     assert data['Sheet1'] == [['repeated', 'repeated', 'repeated', 'repeated']]
                     
+def test_bug_fix_for_issue_2():
+    data = {}
+    data.update({"Sheet 1": [[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6]]})
+    data.update({"Sheet 2": [[u"row 1", u"Héllô!", u"HolÁ!"]]})
+    save_data("your_file.ods", data)
+    new_data = get_data("your_file.ods")
+    assert new_data["Sheet 2"] == [[u'row 1', u'H\xe9ll\xf4!', u'Hol\xc1!']]
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