diff --git a/addons/email_template/email_template_account.py b/addons/email_template/email_template_account.py
index 803d11eb105..62f49646cc6 100644
--- a/addons/email_template/email_template_account.py
+++ b/addons/email_template/email_template_account.py
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ class email_template_account(osv.osv):
                     raise error
                 try:
                     if serv.has_extn('AUTH') or this_object.smtpuname or this_object.smtppass:
-                        serv.login(this_object.smtpuname, this_object.smtppass)
+                        serv.login(str(this_object.smtpuname), str(this_object.smtppass))
                 except Exception, error:
                     raise error
                 return serv
diff --git a/addons/marketing_campaign/marketing_campaign.py b/addons/marketing_campaign/marketing_campaign.py
index f0d6af479e7..c1674f85cc3 100644
--- a/addons/marketing_campaign/marketing_campaign.py
+++ b/addons/marketing_campaign/marketing_campaign.py
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ class marketing_campaign_transition(osv.osv):
         transition = self.browse(cr, uid, ids[0], context)
         if transition.trigger != 'time':
             raise ValueError('Delta is only relevant for timed transiton')
-        return relativedelta(**{transition.interval_type: transition.interval_nbr})
+        return relativedelta(**{str(transition.interval_type): transition.interval_nbr})
 
 
     _columns = {