diff --git a/resources/lib/utils.py b/resources/lib/utils.py
index 157064f1..2e85228e 100644
--- a/resources/lib/utils.py
+++ b/resources/lib/utils.py
@@ -954,4 +954,7 @@ def tryDecode(string, encoding='utf-8'):
         string = string.decode(encoding, "ignore")
     except TypeError:
         string = string.decode()
+    except UnicodeEncodeError:
+        # Already in unicode - e.g. sometimes file paths
+        pass
     return string