diff --git a/resources/lib/utils.py b/resources/lib/utils.py
index 956f63bb..aca6b790 100644
--- a/resources/lib/utils.py
+++ b/resources/lib/utils.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def settings(setting, value=None):
 def language(stringid):
     # Central string retrieval
     addon = xbmcaddon.Addon(id='plugin.video.emby')
-    string = addon.getLocalizedString(stringid).decode("utf-8")
+    string = addon.getLocalizedString(stringid)
 
     return string