diff --git a/contextmenu.py b/contextmenu.py
index a7837684..6de457be 100644
--- a/contextmenu.py
+++ b/contextmenu.py
@@ -10,13 +10,25 @@ import xbmc
 import xbmcaddon
 import xbmcgui
 
-import utils
 
-addon_ = xbmcaddon.Addon(id='plugin.video.plexkodiconnect')
-addon_path = utils.tryDecode(addon_.getAddonInfo('path'))
-base_resource = utils.tryDecode(xbmc.translatePath(os.path.join(addon_path, 'resources', 'lib')))
+_addon = xbmcaddon.Addon(id='plugin.video.plexkodiconnect')
+try:
+    addon_path = _addon.getAddonInfo('path').decode('utf-8')
+except TypeError:
+    addon_path = _addon.getAddonInfo('path').decode()
+try:
+    base_resource = xbmc.translatePath(os.path.join(
+        addon_path,
+        'resources',
+        'lib')).decode('utf-8')
+except TypeError:
+    base_resource = xbmc.translatePath(os.path.join(
+        addon_path,
+        'resources',
+        'lib')).decode()
 sys.path.append(base_resource)
 
+import utils
 import artwork
 import clientinfo
 import downloadutils
diff --git a/default.py b/default.py
index 65949e78..09595054 100644
--- a/default.py
+++ b/default.py
@@ -10,18 +10,30 @@ import xbmc
 import xbmcaddon
 import xbmcgui
 
-import utils
 
 ###############################################################################
 
-addon_ = xbmcaddon.Addon(id='plugin.video.plexkodiconnect')
-addon_path = utils.tryDecode(addon_.getAddonInfo('path'))
-base_resource = utils.tryDecode(xbmc.translatePath(os.path.join(addon_path, 'resources', 'lib')))
+_addon = xbmcaddon.Addon(id='plugin.video.plexkodiconnect')
+try:
+    addon_path = _addon.getAddonInfo('path').decode('utf-8')
+except TypeError:
+    addon_path = _addon.getAddonInfo('path').decode()
+try:
+    base_resource = xbmc.translatePath(os.path.join(
+        addon_path,
+        'resources',
+        'lib')).decode('utf-8')
+except TypeError:
+    base_resource = xbmc.translatePath(os.path.join(
+        addon_path,
+        'resources',
+        'lib')).decode()
 sys.path.append(base_resource)
 
 ###############################################################################
 
 import entrypoint
+import utils
 
 ###############################################################################
 
diff --git a/service.py b/service.py
index 74ee7f98..85577a8b 100644
--- a/service.py
+++ b/service.py
@@ -11,19 +11,29 @@ import xbmc
 import xbmcaddon
 import xbmcgui
 
-import utils
 ###############################################################################
 
 _addon = xbmcaddon.Addon(id='plugin.video.plexkodiconnect')
-addon_path = utils.tryDecode(_addon.getAddonInfo('path'))
-base_resource = utils.tryDecode(xbmc.translatePath(os.path.join(
-    addon_path,
-    'resources',
-    'lib')))
+try:
+    addon_path = _addon.getAddonInfo('path').decode('utf-8')
+except TypeError:
+    addon_path = _addon.getAddonInfo('path').decode()
+try:
+    base_resource = xbmc.translatePath(os.path.join(
+        addon_path,
+        'resources',
+        'lib')).decode('utf-8')
+except TypeError:
+    base_resource = xbmc.translatePath(os.path.join(
+        addon_path,
+        'resources',
+        'lib')).decode()
+
 sys.path.append(base_resource)
 
 ###############################################################################
 
+import utils
 import userclient
 import clientinfo
 import initialsetup