diff --git a/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py b/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
index cf3c1424..86f24247 100644
--- a/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
+++ b/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
@@ -469,31 +469,31 @@ class MyForm(QtGui.QMainWindow):
                     "MainWindow", "Queued.")
             elif status == 'msgsent':
                 statusText = _translate("MainWindow", "Message sent. Waiting on acknowledgement. Sent at %1").arg(
-                    unicode(strftime(shared.config.get('bitmessagesettings', 'timeformat'), localtime(lastactiontime))))
+                    unicode(strftime(shared.config.get('bitmessagesettings', 'timeformat'), localtime(lastactiontime)),'utf-8'))
             elif status == 'doingmsgpow':
                 statusText = _translate(
                     "MainWindow", "Need to do work to send message. Work is queued.")
             elif status == 'ackreceived':
                 statusText = _translate("MainWindow", "Acknowledgement of the message received %1").arg(
-                    unicode(strftime(shared.config.get('bitmessagesettings', 'timeformat'), localtime(int(lastactiontime)))))
+                    unicode(strftime(shared.config.get('bitmessagesettings', 'timeformat'), localtime(lastactiontime)),'utf-8'))
             elif status == 'broadcastqueued':
                 statusText = _translate(
                     "MainWindow", "Broadcast queued.")
             elif status == 'broadcastsent':
                 statusText = _translate("MainWindow", "Broadcast on %1").arg(unicode(strftime(
-                    shared.config.get('bitmessagesettings', 'timeformat'), localtime(int(lastactiontime)))))
+                    shared.config.get('bitmessagesettings', 'timeformat'), localtime(lastactiontime)),'utf-8'))
             elif status == 'toodifficult':
                 statusText = _translate("MainWindow", "Problem: The work demanded by the recipient is more difficult than you are willing to do. %1").arg(
-                    unicode(strftime(shared.config.get('bitmessagesettings', 'timeformat'), localtime(int(lastactiontime)))))
+                    unicode(strftime(shared.config.get('bitmessagesettings', 'timeformat'), localtime(lastactiontime)),'utf-8'))
             elif status == 'badkey':
                 statusText = _translate("MainWindow", "Problem: The recipient\'s encryption key is no good. Could not encrypt message. %1").arg(
-                    unicode(strftime(shared.config.get('bitmessagesettings', 'timeformat'), localtime(int(lastactiontime))))) 
+                    unicode(strftime(shared.config.get('bitmessagesettings', 'timeformat'), localtime(lastactiontime)),'utf-8'))
             elif status == 'forcepow':
                 statusText = _translate(
                     "MainWindow", "Forced difficulty override. Send should start soon.")
             else:
                 statusText = _translate("MainWindow", "Unknown status: %1 %2").arg(status).arg(unicode(
-                    strftime(shared.config.get('bitmessagesettings', 'timeformat'), localtime(int(lastactiontime)))))
+                    strftime(shared.config.get('bitmessagesettings', 'timeformat'), localtime(lastactiontime)),'utf-8'))
             newItem = myTableWidgetItem(statusText)
             newItem.setToolTip(statusText)
             newItem.setData(Qt.UserRole, QByteArray(ackdata))
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ class MyForm(QtGui.QMainWindow):
         self.statusbar = self.statusBar()
         self.statusbar.insertPermanentWidget(0, self.ui.pushButtonStatusIcon)
         self.ui.labelStartupTime.setText(_translate("MainWindow", "Since startup on %1").arg(
-            unicode(strftime(shared.config.get('bitmessagesettings', 'timeformat'), localtime(int(time.time()))))))
+            unicode(strftime(shared.config.get('bitmessagesettings', 'timeformat'), localtime(int(time.time()))),'utf-8')))
         self.numberOfMessagesProcessed = 0
         self.numberOfBroadcastsProcessed = 0
         self.numberOfPubkeysProcessed = 0
diff --git a/src/defaultKnownNodes.py b/src/defaultKnownNodes.py
index 8e7573cd..4f4e80ce 100644
--- a/src/defaultKnownNodes.py
+++ b/src/defaultKnownNodes.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def readDefaultKnownNodes(appdata):
     for stream, storedValue in knownNodes.items():
         for host,value in storedValue.items():
             port, storedtime = storedValue[host]
-            print host, '\t', port, '\t', unicode(strftime('%a, %d %b %Y  %I:%M %p',localtime(storedtime)))
+            print host, '\t', port, '\t', unicode(strftime('%a, %d %b %Y  %I:%M %p',localtime(storedtime)),'utf-8')
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
 
diff --git a/src/messages.dat reader.py b/src/messages.dat reader.py
index b5ade9ff..90f4bedc 100644
--- a/src/messages.dat reader.py	
+++ b/src/messages.dat reader.py	
@@ -53,13 +53,13 @@ def readSubscriptions():
 
 def readPubkeys():
     print 'Printing everything in pubkeys table:'
-    item = '''select hash, havecorrectnonce, transmitdata, time, usedpersonally from pubkeys'''
+    item = '''select hash, transmitdata, time, usedpersonally from pubkeys'''
     parameters = ''
     cur.execute(item, parameters)
     output = cur.fetchall()
     for row in output:
-        hash, havecorrectnonce, transmitdata, time, usedpersonally = row
-        print 'Hash:', hash.encode('hex'), '\tHave correct nonce:', havecorrectnonce, '\tTime first broadcast:', unicode(strftime('%a, %d %b %Y  %I:%M %p',localtime(time))), '\tUsed by me personally:', usedpersonally, '\tFull pubkey message:', transmitdata.encode('hex')
+        hash, transmitdata, time, usedpersonally = row
+        print 'Hash:', hash.encode('hex'), '\tTime first broadcast:', unicode(strftime('%a, %d %b %Y  %I:%M %p',localtime(time)),'utf-8'), '\tUsed by me personally:', usedpersonally, '\tFull pubkey message:', transmitdata.encode('hex')
 
 def readInventory():
     print 'Printing everything in inventory table:'
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def readInventory():
     output = cur.fetchall()
     for row in output:
         hash, objecttype, streamnumber, payload, receivedtime = row
-        print 'Hash:', hash.encode('hex'), objecttype, streamnumber, '\t', payload.encode('hex'), '\t', unicode(strftime('%a, %d %b %Y  %I:%M %p',localtime(receivedtime)))
+        print 'Hash:', hash.encode('hex'), objecttype, streamnumber, '\t', payload.encode('hex'), '\t', unicode(strftime('%a, %d %b %Y  %I:%M %p',localtime(receivedtime)),'utf-8')
 
 
 def takeInboxMessagesOutOfTrash():