diff --git a/deluge/ui/console/colors.py b/deluge/ui/console/colors.py
index 4681f9827..ab01915a1 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/console/colors.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/console/colors.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def strip_colors(line):
 
     return line
 
-def get_line_length(line):
+def get_line_length(line, encoding="UTF-8"):
     """
     Returns the string length without the color formatting.
 
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ def get_line_length(line):
     if line.count("{!") != line.count("!}"):
         raise BadColorString("Number of {! is not equal to number of !}")
 
+    line = line.encode(encoding, "replace")
+
     # Remove all the color tags
     line = strip_colors(line)
 
@@ -130,16 +132,19 @@ def get_line_length(line):
     line = replace_tabs(line)
     return len(line)
 
-def parse_color_string(s):
+def parse_color_string(s, encoding="UTF-8"):
     """
     Parses a string and returns a list of 2-tuples (color, string).
 
     :param s:, string to parse
+    :param encoding: the encoding to use on output
 
     """
     if s.count("{!") != s.count("!}"):
         raise BadColorString("Number of {! is not equal to number of !}")
 
+    s = s.encode(encoding, "replace")
+
     ret = []
     # Keep track of where the strings
     col_index = 0
diff --git a/deluge/ui/console/commands/info.py b/deluge/ui/console/commands/info.py
index 9f69484a7..57bd4e38d 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/console/commands/info.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/console/commands/info.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
 
         if not args:
             torrent_ids.extend(self.console.match_torrent(""))
-            
+
         def on_torrents_status(status):
             # Print out the information for each torrent
             for key, value in status.items():
@@ -185,6 +185,12 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
                     s += "{!success!}"
 
                 s += " %s" % (fp)
+                # Check if this is too long for the screen and reduce the path
+                # if necessary
+                cols = self.console.screen.cols
+                slen = colors.get_line_length(s, self.console.screen.encoding)
+                if slen > cols:
+                    s = s.replace(f["path"], f["path"][slen - cols + 1:])
                 self.console.write(s)
 
             self.console.write("  {!info!}::Peers")
diff --git a/deluge/ui/console/screen.py b/deluge/ui/console/screen.py
index 984f9031d..999d867f9 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/console/screen.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/console/screen.py
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ class Screen(CursesStdIO):
         """
         col = 0
         try:
-            parsed = colors.parse_color_string(string)
+            parsed = colors.parse_color_string(string, self.encoding)
         except colors.BadColorString, e:
             log.error("Cannot add bad color string %s: %s", string, e)
             return
@@ -239,9 +239,6 @@ class Screen(CursesStdIO):
             if index + 1 == len(parsed):
                 # This is the last string so lets append some " " to it
                 s += " " * (self.cols - (col + len(s)) - 1)
-            if isinstance(s, unicode):
-                #Have to use replace as character counting has already been done
-                s = s.encode(self.encoding, 'replace')
             self.stdscr.addstr(row, col, s, color)
             col += len(s)