diff --git a/src/nre.nim b/src/nre.nim
index 8bec3d9905..47e374978b 100644
--- a/src/nre.nim
+++ b/src/nre.nim
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ proc match*(str: string, pattern: Regex, start = 0, endpos = -1): RegexMatch =
 iterator findIter*(str: string, pattern: Regex, start = 0, endpos = -1): RegexMatch =
   # see pcredemo for explaination
   let matchesCrLf = pattern.matchesCrLf()
-  let unicode = bool(getinfo[cint](pattern, pcre.INFO_OPTIONS) and pcre.UTF8)
+  let unicode = (getinfo[cint](pattern, pcre.INFO_OPTIONS) and pcre.UTF8) > 0
   let endpos = if endpos == -1: str.len else: endpos
 
   var offset = start
diff --git a/test/misc.nim b/test/misc.nim
index 529ea342e1..0b46a393b6 100644
--- a/test/misc.nim
+++ b/test/misc.nim
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ import unittest, nre
 suite "Misc tests":
   test "unicode":
     check("".find(re("", "8")).match == "")
+    check("перевірка".replace(re(r"\w", "uW"), "") == "")
+