diff --git a/dstat_interface/main.py b/dstat_interface/main.py
index 59b0373b7a5d0f6438f9a8313b30418c73602d99..32c58f027b2662765dcebdd8e843e047f95eaac5 100755
--- a/dstat_interface/main.py
+++ b/dstat_interface/main.py
@@ -653,12 +653,12 @@ class Main(object):
             # Autosaving
             if self.autosave_checkbox.get_active():
                 save.autoSave(self.current_exp,
-                              self.autosavedir_button.get_filename(),
+                              self.autosavedir_button.get_filename().decode('utf-8'),
                               self.autosavename.get_text()
                               )
 
                 save.autoPlot(self.current_exp,
-                              self.autosavedir_button.get_filename(),
+                              self.autosavedir_button.get_filename().decode('utf-8'),
                               self.autosavename.get_text()
                               )