diff --git a/erpnext/controllers/recurring_document.py b/erpnext/controllers/recurring_document.py
index d932679..729c6f7 100644
--- a/erpnext/controllers/recurring_document.py
+++ b/erpnext/controllers/recurring_document.py
@@ -111,12 +111,13 @@
 
 def send_notification(new_rv):
 	"""Notify concerned persons about recurring document generation"""
+
 	frappe.sendmail(new_rv.notification_email_address,
 		subject=  _("New {0}: #{1}").format(new_rv.doctype, new_rv.name),
 		message = _("Please find attached {0} #{1}").format(new_rv.doctype, new_rv.name),
 		attachments = [{
 			"fname": new_rv.name + ".pdf",
-			"fcontent": frappe.get_print_format(new_rv.doctype, new_rv.name, as_pdf=True).encode('utf-8')
+			"fcontent": frappe.get_print_format(new_rv.doctype, new_rv.name, as_pdf=True)
 		}])
 
 def notify_errors(doc, doctype, customer, owner):
@@ -186,12 +187,13 @@
 
 def set_next_date(doc, posting_date):
 	""" Set next date on which recurring document will be created"""
-	from erpnext.controllers.recurring_document import get_next_date
-
+	
 	if not doc.repeat_on_day_of_month:
 		msgprint(_("Please enter 'Repeat on Day of Month' field value"), raise_exception=1)
 
 	next_date = get_next_date(posting_date, month_map[doc.recurring_type], 
 		cint(doc.repeat_on_day_of_month))
 
-	frappe.db.set(doc, 'next_date', next_date)
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+	frappe.db.set(doc, 'next_date', next_date)
+
+	msgprint(_("Next Recurring {0} will be created on {1}").format(doc.doctype, next_date))
diff --git a/erpnext/controllers/tests/test_recurring_document.py b/erpnext/controllers/tests/test_recurring_document.py
index 5332ae0..0e7cb1bc 100644
--- a/erpnext/controllers/tests/test_recurring_document.py
+++ b/erpnext/controllers/tests/test_recurring_document.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 def test_recurring_document(obj, test_records):
 	from frappe.utils import get_first_day, get_last_day, add_to_date, nowdate, getdate, add_days
 	from erpnext.accounts.utils import get_fiscal_year
+	frappe.db.set_value("Print Settings", "Print Settings", "send_print_as_pdf", 1)
 	today = nowdate()
 	base_doc = frappe.copy_doc(test_records[0])
 
@@ -104,13 +105,13 @@
 	# change date field but keep recurring day to be today
 	doc7 = frappe.copy_doc(base_doc)
 	doc7.update({
-		date_field: add_to_date(today, days=-1)
+		date_field: today,
 	})
 	doc7.insert()
 	doc7.submit()
 
 	# setting so that _test function works
-	doc7.set(date_field, today)
+	# doc7.set(date_field, today)
 	_test_recurring_document(obj, doc7, date_field, True)
 
 def _test_recurring_document(obj, base_doc, date_field, first_and_last_day):
@@ -162,4 +163,4 @@
 	# if yearly, test 1 repetition, else test 5 repetitions
 	count = 1 if (no_of_months == 12) else 5
 	for i in xrange(count):
-		base_doc = _test(i)
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+		base_doc = _test(i)