diff --git a/gameview.py b/gameview.py
index 710f753..a3095a8 100644
--- a/gameview.py
+++ b/gameview.py
@@ -2470,13 +2470,13 @@ class GUI(QtGui.QWidget):
             effectsList.insert(0, "No effect")
             self.boxEffects.addItems(effectsList)
 
-        if isinstance(charName, str):
-            charName = unicode(charName.lower())
-        elif isinstance(charName, QtCore.QString):
-            charName = unicode(charName.toLower())
+        if isinstance(charName, QtCore.QString):
+            charName = unicode(charName)
+        
+        charName = charName.lower() # Just use the folder name
 
         #self.charName = ini.read_ini(BASE_PATH + 'characters/' + charName + '/char.ini', "options", "name", charName.decode('utf-8').lower()
-        self.charName = charName # Just use the folder name
+        self.charName = charName
 
         self.charShowname = ini.read_ini(BASE_PATH + 'characters/' + charName + '/char.ini', "options", "showname")
         if not self.charShowname == "":