diff --git a/addon.xml b/addon.xml
index 954b267..b4e80d4 100644
--- a/addon.xml
+++ b/addon.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
 <addon id="script.xbmcbackup"
-    name="XBMC Backup" version="0.4.0" provider-name="robweber">
+    name="XBMC Backup" version="0.4.1" provider-name="robweber">
   <requires>
     <import addon="xbmc.python" version="2.1.0"/>
   </requires>
diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index cefcf8d..a2c1382 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Version 0.4.1
+
+added encode() around notifications
+
 Version 0.4.0
 
 fixed settings display error - thanks zer04c
diff --git a/resources/lib/utils.py b/resources/lib/utils.py
index cf81268..02ee1d9 100644
--- a/resources/lib/utils.py
+++ b/resources/lib/utils.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def log(message,loglevel=xbmc.LOGNOTICE):
     xbmc.log(encode(__addon_id__ + ": " + message),level=loglevel)
 
 def showNotification(message):
-    xbmc.executebuiltin("Notification(" + getString(30010) + "," + message + ",4000," + xbmc.translatePath(__Addon.getAddonInfo('path') + "/icon.png") + ")")
+    xbmc.executebuiltin("Notification(" + encode(getString(30010)) + "," + encode(message) + ",4000," + xbmc.translatePath(__Addon.getAddonInfo('path') + "/icon.png") + ")")
 
 def getSetting(name):
     return __Addon.getSetting(name)