diff --git a/bin/report/printscreen/ps_form.py b/bin/report/printscreen/ps_form.py
index 7aa6ded85b1..fc5ebb182eb 100644
--- a/bin/report/printscreen/ps_form.py
+++ b/bin/report/printscreen/ps_form.py
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class report_printscreen_list(report_int):
 
 		for f in fields_order:
 			field = new_doc.createElement("field")
-			field_txt = new_doc.createTextNode(fields[f]['string'].encode('utf-8'))
+			field_txt = new_doc.createTextNode(str(fields[f]['string']))
 			field.appendChild(field_txt)
 			header.appendChild(field)
 		
diff --git a/bin/report/printscreen/ps_list.py b/bin/report/printscreen/ps_list.py
index d0aa92bc83b..68e1553cfbd 100644
--- a/bin/report/printscreen/ps_list.py
+++ b/bin/report/printscreen/ps_list.py
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class report_printscreen_list(report_int):
 
 		for f in fields_order:
 			field = new_doc.createElement("field")
-			field_txt = new_doc.createTextNode(fields[f]['string'].encode('utf-8'))
+			field_txt = new_doc.createTextNode(str(fields[f]['string'] or ''))
 			field.appendChild(field_txt)
 			header.appendChild(field)