diff --git a/syncplay/__init__.py b/syncplay/__init__.py
index 4696516..0ab7cb8 100644
--- a/syncplay/__init__.py
+++ b/syncplay/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 version = '1.4.0'
 milestone = 'Yoitsu'
-release_number = '26'
+release_number = '27'
 projectURL = 'http://syncplay.pl/'
diff --git a/syncplay/ui/ConfigurationGetter.py b/syncplay/ui/ConfigurationGetter.py
index 5447679..92a330b 100755
--- a/syncplay/ui/ConfigurationGetter.py
+++ b/syncplay/ui/ConfigurationGetter.py
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ class ConfigurationGetter(object):
             for name in constants.CONFIG_NAMES:
                 path = location + os.path.sep + name
                 if os.path.isfile(path) and (os.name == 'nt' or path != os.path.join(os.getenv('HOME', '.'), constants.DEFAULT_CONFIG_NAME_LINUX)):
-                    loadedPaths.append("'" + os.path.normpath(path).decode('utf-8') + "'")
+                    loadedPaths.append(u"'{}'".format(os.path.normpath(path)))
                     self._parseConfigFile(path, createConfig=False)
                     self._checkConfig()
         return loadedPaths