diff --git a/src/bitmessageqt/foldertree.py b/src/bitmessageqt/foldertree.py
index f9ab7717..c815b421 100644
--- a/src/bitmessageqt/foldertree.py
+++ b/src/bitmessageqt/foldertree.py
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class Ui_AddressWidget(QtGui.QTreeWidgetItem, AccountMixin, SettingsMixin):
         
     def _getLabel(self):
         if self.address is None:
-            return unicode(str(QtGui.QApplication.translate("MainWindow", "All accounts")), 'utf-8')
+            return unicode(QtGui.QApplication.translate("MainWindow", "All accounts").toUtf8(), 'utf-8', 'ignore')
         else:
             try:
                 return unicode(shared.config.get(self.address, 'label'), 'utf-8', 'ignore')
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ class Ui_AddressWidget(QtGui.QTreeWidgetItem, AccountMixin, SettingsMixin):
                 return self._getLabel() + self._getAddressBracket(False)
             elif role == QtCore.Qt.DecorationRole:
                 if self.address is None:
-                    return avatarize(self._getLabel())
+                    return avatarize(self._getLabel().encode('utf8'))
                 else:
                     return avatarize(self.address)
             elif role == QtCore.Qt.FontRole:
@@ -476,4 +476,4 @@ class Ui_AddressBookWidgetItemLabel(Ui_AddressBookWidgetItem):
 class Ui_AddressBookWidgetItemAddress(Ui_AddressBookWidgetItem):
     def __init__ (self, address, label, type):
         Ui_AddressBookWidgetItem.__init__(self, address, type)
-        self.setFlags(QtCore.Qt.ItemIsSelectable | QtCore.Qt.ItemIsEnabled)
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+        self.setFlags(QtCore.Qt.ItemIsSelectable | QtCore.Qt.ItemIsEnabled)