diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 410db06..007eb1b 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 0.5.9
 
+fixed dropbox unicode error
 create restored version of guisettings for easy local restoration
 
 Version 0.5.8.7
diff --git a/resources/lib/backup.py b/resources/lib/backup.py
index 7f65dc5..dc8d64e 100644
--- a/resources/lib/backup.py
+++ b/resources/lib/backup.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class XbmcBackup:
 
         for aFile in files:
             file_ext = aFile.split('.')[-1]
-            folderName = aFile.split('.')[0]
+            folderName = utils.encode(aFile.split('.')[0])
             
             if(file_ext == 'zip' and (len(folderName) == 12 or len(folderName) == 8) and str.isdigit(folderName)):