diff --git a/addons/auth_ldap/users_ldap.py b/addons/auth_ldap/users_ldap.py
index 4c917cc6729..a0751df0697 100644
--- a/addons/auth_ldap/users_ldap.py
+++ b/addons/auth_ldap/users_ldap.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class CompanyLDAP(osv.osv):
             _logger.warning('Could not format LDAP filter. Your filter should contain one \'%s\'.')
             return False
         try:
-            results = self.query(conf, filter)
+            results = self.query(conf, filter.encode('utf-8'))
 
             # Get rid of (None, attrs) for searchResultReference replies
             results = [i for i in results if i[0]]
diff --git a/openerp/tools/translate.py b/openerp/tools/translate.py
index c4e9b55d9d6..8d38cf819b4 100644
--- a/openerp/tools/translate.py
+++ b/openerp/tools/translate.py
@@ -859,8 +859,9 @@ def trans_generate(lang, modules, cr):
 
     def get_module_from_path(path):
         for (mp, rec) in path_list:
+            mp = os.path.join(mp, '')
             if rec and path.startswith(mp) and os.path.dirname(path) != mp:
-                path = path[len(mp)+1:]
+                path = path[len(mp):]
                 return path.split(os.path.sep)[0]
         return 'base' # files that are not in a module are considered as being in 'base' module