diff --git a/sys.py/UI/Emulator/fav_list_page.py b/sys.py/UI/Emulator/fav_list_page.py
index bb95338..411886a 100644
--- a/sys.py/UI/Emulator/fav_list_page.py
+++ b/sys.py/UI/Emulator/fav_list_page.py
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class FavListPage(Page):
                     pieces  = bname.split(".")
                     if len(pieces) > 1:
                         if pieces[ len(pieces)-1   ].lower() in self._Emulator["EXT"]:
-                            dirmap["file"] = v
+                            dirmap["file"] = v.decode("utf8")
                             ret.append(dirmap)
                 
 #            else:
diff --git a/sys.py/UI/Emulator/rom_list_page.py b/sys.py/UI/Emulator/rom_list_page.py
index ac97f63..ab7d73b 100644
--- a/sys.py/UI/Emulator/rom_list_page.py
+++ b/sys.py/UI/Emulator/rom_list_page.py
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class RomListPage(Page):
                         pieces  = bname.split(".")
                         if len(pieces) > 1:
                             if pieces[ len(pieces)-1   ].lower() in self._Emulator["EXT"]:
-                                dirmap["file"] = v
+                                dirmap["file"] = v.decode("utf8")
                                 ret.append(dirmap)
 #            else:
 #                print("not file or dir")