diff --git a/deluge/rencode.py b/deluge/rencode.py
index 2b32c001b..e58c71542 100644
--- a/deluge/rencode.py
+++ b/deluge/rencode.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ def decode_string(x, f):
         t = s.decode("utf8")
         if len(t) != len(s):
             s = t
-    except UnicodeEncodeError:
+    except UnicodeDecodeError:
         pass
     return (s, colon+n)
 
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ def make_fixed_length_string_decoders():
                 t = s.decode("utf8")
                 if len(t) != len(s):
                     s = t
-            except UnicodeEncodeError:
+            except UnicodeDecodeError:
                 pass
             return (s, f+1+slen)
         return f