diff --git a/courtroom.cpp b/courtroom.cpp
index 352a3da..43e977b 100644
--- a/courtroom.cpp
+++ b/courtroom.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Courtroom::Courtroom(AOApplication *p_ao_app) : QMainWindow()
 
   //initializing sound device
   BASS_Init(-1, 48000, BASS_DEVICE_LATENCY, 0, NULL);
-  BASS_PluginLoad("bassopus.dll", BASS_UNICODE);
+  BASS_PluginLoad(L"bassopus.dll", BASS_UNICODE);
 
   keepalive_timer = new QTimer(this);
   keepalive_timer->start(60000);