diff --git a/data/interfaces/default/inc_bottom.tmpl b/data/interfaces/default/inc_bottom.tmpl
index 5373b5fceb5c7acbcb4d9fe5b53054264d7e69d6..ae53a8963178c1a4e227fd348477d0b20bdd3eb3 100644
--- a/data/interfaces/default/inc_bottom.tmpl
+++ b/data/interfaces/default/inc_bottom.tmpl
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 <br />
 <b>Search</b>: <%=str(sickbeard.currentSearchScheduler.timeLeft()).split('.')[0]%> |
 <!--<b>Update</b>: <a%a=str(sickbeard.updateScheduler.timeLeft()).split('.')[0]%> | -->
-<b>Backlog</b>: $sickbeard.backlogSearchScheduler.nextRun().strftime("%a %b %d") <br />
+<b>Backlog</b>: $sickbeard.backlogSearchScheduler.nextRun().strftime("%a %b %d").decode('utf-8') <br />
 </div>
 </body>
 </html>