diff --git a/resources/lib/entrypoint.py b/resources/lib/entrypoint.py
index 335f6864..3e051073 100644
--- a/resources/lib/entrypoint.py
+++ b/resources/lib/entrypoint.py
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ def BrowseContent(viewname, browse_type="", folderid=""):
                     #for folders we add an additional browse request, passing the folderId
                     params = {
 
-                        'id': viewname.encode('utf-8'),
+                        'id': viewname,
                         'mode': "browsecontent",
                         'type': browse_type,
                         'folderid': item['Id']