diff --git a/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/StartPage.py b/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/StartPage.py
index e308a49ffc..6b3a6d85a5 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/StartPage.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/StartPage.py
@@ -217,9 +217,9 @@ def buildCard(filename,method,arg=None):
                 result += '<li class="icon">'
                 result += '<img src="file:///'+image+'">'
                 result += '<div class="caption">'
-                result += '<h4>'+basename+'</h4>'
+                result += '<h4>'+encode(basename)+'</h4>'
                 result += '<p>'+size+'</p>'
-                result += '<p>'+author+'</p>'
+                result += '<p>'+encode(author)+'</p>'
                 result += '</div>'
                 result += '</li>'
                 result += '</a>'