diff --git a/gui/builtinPreferenceViews/pyfaHTMLExportPreferences.py b/gui/builtinPreferenceViews/pyfaHTMLExportPreferences.py
index bc5928cd7..8b58f8a35 100644
--- a/gui/builtinPreferenceViews/pyfaHTMLExportPreferences.py
+++ b/gui/builtinPreferenceViews/pyfaHTMLExportPreferences.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class PFHTMLExportPref ( PreferenceView):
         self.exportEnabled.Bind(wx.EVT_CHECKBOX, self.OnExportEnabledChange)
         mainSizer.Add( self.exportEnabled, 0, wx.ALL|wx.EXPAND, 5 )
 
-        self.PathLinkCtrl = wx.HyperlinkCtrl( panel, wx.ID_ANY, str(self.HTMLExportSettings.getPath()), 'file:///' + str(self.HTMLExportSettings.getPath()), wx.DefaultPosition, wx.DefaultSize, wx.HL_ALIGN_LEFT|wx.NO_BORDER|wx.HL_CONTEXTMENU )
+        self.PathLinkCtrl = wx.HyperlinkCtrl( panel, wx.ID_ANY, self.HTMLExportSettings.getPath(), u'file:///{}'.format(self.HTMLExportSettings.getPath()), wx.DefaultPosition, wx.DefaultSize, wx.HL_ALIGN_LEFT|wx.NO_BORDER|wx.HL_CONTEXTMENU )
         mainSizer.Add( self.PathLinkCtrl, 0, wx.ALL|wx.EXPAND, 5)
 
         self.fileSelectDialog = wx.FileDialog(None, "Save Fitting As...", wildcard = "EVE IGB HTML fitting file (*.html)|*.html", style = wx.FD_SAVE)
@@ -74,4 +74,4 @@ class PFHTMLExportPref ( PreferenceView):
     def getImage(self):
         return bitmapLoader.getBitmap("prefs_html", "icons")
 
-PFHTMLExportPref.register()
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+PFHTMLExportPref.register()