diff --git a/src/lobby.cpp b/src/lobby.cpp
index 6816f2f..52e228f 100644
--- a/src/lobby.cpp
+++ b/src/lobby.cpp
@@ -306,7 +306,6 @@ void Lobby::on_favorites_clicked()
   ui_public_servers->set_image("publicservers");
 
   ao_app->set_favorite_list();
-  // ao_app->favorite_list = read_serverlist_txt();
 
   list_favorites();
 
diff --git a/src/text_file_functions.cpp b/src/text_file_functions.cpp
index 05d8416..b5bd696 100644
--- a/src/text_file_functions.cpp
+++ b/src/text_file_functions.cpp
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ QVector<server_type> AOApplication::read_serverlist_txt()
 
   if (serverlist_txt.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
       QTextStream in(&serverlist_txt);
+      in.setCodec("UTF-8");
 
       while (!in.atEnd()) {
         QString line = in.readLine();