diff --git a/src/common/connection_handlers.py b/src/common/connection_handlers.py
index 86f2fc316..647c69b3d 100644
--- a/src/common/connection_handlers.py
+++ b/src/common/connection_handlers.py
@@ -1418,7 +1418,8 @@ class ConnectionHandlers(ConnectionVcard, ConnectionBytestream, ConnectionDisco,
 		qp = iq_obj.getTag('query')
 		qp.setTagData('utc', strftime('%Y%m%dT%T', gmtime()))
 		qp.setTagData('tz', tzname[daylight])
-		qp.setTagData('display', strftime('%c', localtime()))
+		qp.setTagData('display', helpers.decode_string(strftime('%c',
+			localtime())))
 		self.connection.send(iq_obj)
 		raise common.xmpp.NodeProcessed