diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index fc78ecba1..0d3b29084 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Deluge 0.9.09 - "1.0.0_RC9" (10 September 2008)
     have 'announce' in it's url.
   * Fix fastresume issue causing loss of data by deleting the fastresume file
     before writing a new one
+  * Fix #475 the use of unicode paths when adding torrents
     
  GtkUI:
   * Fix add torrent dialog closing preventing another dialog from being shown
diff --git a/deluge/core/torrentmanager.py b/deluge/core/torrentmanager.py
index 3c2e4b6a8..f85fc888e 100644
--- a/deluge/core/torrentmanager.py
+++ b/deluge/core/torrentmanager.py
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ class TorrentManager(component.Component):
             storage_mode = lt.storage_mode_t(1)
         
         # Fill in the rest of the add_torrent_params dictionary
-        add_torrent_params["save_path"] = str(options["download_location"])
+        add_torrent_params["save_path"] = options["download_location"].encode("utf8")
 
         add_torrent_params["storage_mode"] = storage_mode
         add_torrent_params["paused"] = True