diff --git a/audio.py b/audio.py
index 074a745..f1012f3 100644
--- a/audio.py
+++ b/audio.py
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ Initialize BASS and the opus plugin
             import pybass.pybassmidi as bassmidi
             
     if not dll.BASS_Init(ini.read_ini_int("AO2XP.ini", "Audio", "device", -1), freq, 0, 0, 0):
-        print "[audio] Audio library could not be initialized. Error", self.getbasserror()
+        print "[audio] Audio library could not be initialized. Error", getbasserror()
     if not dll.BASS_PluginLoad(os.path.abspath(opus), 0):
-        print "[audio] Opus plugin failed to load. Error", self.getbasserror()
+        print "[audio] Opus plugin failed to load. Error", getbasserror()
     if not dll.BASS_PluginLoad(os.path.abspath(flac), 0):
-        print "[audio] FLAC plugin failed to load. Error", self.getbasserror()
+        print "[audio] FLAC plugin failed to load. Error", getbasserror()
     if not dll.BASS_PluginLoad(os.path.abspath(midi), 0):
-        print "[audio] MIDI plugin failed to load. Error", self.getbasserror()
+        print "[audio] MIDI plugin failed to load. Error", getbasserror()
         
     if os.path.exists(os.path.abspath("gm.sf2")):
         dll.BASS_SetConfigPtr(bassmidi.BASS_CONFIG_MIDI_DEFFONT, "gm.sf2");
diff --git a/gameview.py b/gameview.py
index 9aec29a..5dd75d0 100644
--- a/gameview.py
+++ b/gameview.py
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ class gui(QtGui.QWidget):
         # AO 2.8
         self.additivebtn = QtGui.QCheckBox(self)
         self.additivebtn.setChecked(False)
-        self.additivebtn.setText('Additive text')
+        self.additivebtn.setText('Additive')
         self.additivebtn.resize(self.additivebtn.sizeHint())
         self.additivebtn.move(self.nointerruptbtn.x(), self.sfxbutton.y())
         self.additivebtn.clicked.connect(self.onAdditiveCheck)
@@ -1353,7 +1353,10 @@ class gui(QtGui.QWidget):
             effectslist.insert(0, "No effect")
             self.effectdropdown.addItems(effectslist)
         
-        charname = unicode(charname.toLower())
+        if isinstance(charname, str):
+            charname = unicode(charname.lower())
+        elif isinstance(charname, QtCore.QString):
+            charname = unicode(charname.toLower())
         
         self.charname = ini.read_ini(AOpath + 'characters/' + charname + '/char.ini', "options", "name", charname).decode('utf-8').lower()
         self.charside = ini.read_ini(AOpath + 'characters/' + charname + '/char.ini', "options", "side", "def")
@@ -2683,7 +2686,7 @@ class gui(QtGui.QWidget):
         else:
             self.icLog.append(logstart)
         
-        self.setBackground(background)
+        self.setBackground(background.lower())
         for msg in oocjoin:
             self.ooclog.append(msg)