1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/module/Utils.py b/module/Utils.py
index 9ad7c2737..b26a9960c 100644
--- a/module/Utils.py
+++ b/module/Utils.py
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ def chmod(*args):
 def decode(string):
     """ decode string with utf if possible """
     try:
-        return string.decode("utf8", "replace")
+        if type(string) == str:
+            return string.decode("utf8", "replace")
+        else:
+            return string
     except:
         return string