diff --git a/pyfpdb/Stats.py b/pyfpdb/Stats.py
index 264ebd18..74d51675 100755
--- a/pyfpdb/Stats.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/Stats.py
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ import re
 #    FreePokerTools modules
 import Configuration
 import Database
+import Charset
 
 
 re_Places = re.compile("_[0-9]$")
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ import codecs
 encoder = codecs.lookup(Configuration.LOCALE_ENCODING)
 
 def do_tip(widget, tip):
-    (_tip, _len) = encoder.encode(tip)
+    _tip = Charset.to_utf8(tip)
     widget.set_tooltip_text(_tip)
 
 def do_stat(stat_dict, player = 24, stat = 'vpip'):