diff --git a/sickbeard/webserve.py b/sickbeard/webserve.py
index 82c55155eecc0c3cca9488c132e6aead3d2dded5..79d20f81c6a9612f013c5dbc3fc228249ff2d0a5 100644
--- a/sickbeard/webserve.py
+++ b/sickbeard/webserve.py
@@ -1489,7 +1489,7 @@ class Home(WebRoot):
                 showObj.rls_ignore_words = rls_ignore_words.strip()
                 showObj.rls_require_words = rls_require_words.strip()
 
-            location = unicode(location, 'UTF-8')
+            location = location.decode('UTF-8')
             # if we change location clear the db of episodes, change it, write to db, and rescan
             if os.path.normpath(showObj._location) != os.path.normpath(location):
                 logger.log(os.path.normpath(showObj._location) + " != " + os.path.normpath(location), logger.DEBUG)