diff --git a/pyfpdb/Charset.py b/pyfpdb/Charset.py
index 6b5e6b7c..02b5c098 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/Charset.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/Charset.py
@@ -41,7 +41,13 @@ def to_utf8(s):
         return _out
     except UnicodeDecodeError:
         sys.stderr.write('Could not convert: "%s"\n' % s)
-        raise
+        return s
+    except UnicodeEncodeError:
+        sys.stderr.write('Could not convert: "%s"\n' % s)
+        return s
+    except TypeError:
+        sys.stderr.write('Could not convert: "%s"\n' % s)
+        return s
 
 def to_db_utf8(s):
     if not_needed2: return s
@@ -51,7 +57,13 @@ def to_db_utf8(s):
         return _out
     except UnicodeDecodeError:
         sys.stderr.write('Could not convert: "%s"\n' % s)
-        raise
+        return s
+    except UnicodeEncodeError:
+        sys.stderr.write('Could not convert: "%s"\n' % s)
+        return s
+    except TypeError:
+        sys.stderr.write('Could not convert: "%s"\n' % s)
+        return s
 
 def to_gui(s):
     if not_needed3: return s
@@ -61,5 +73,11 @@ def to_gui(s):
         return _out
     except UnicodeDecodeError:
         sys.stderr.write('Could not convert: "%s"\n' % s)
-        raise
+        return s
+    except UnicodeEncodeError:
+        sys.stderr.write('Could not convert: "%s"\n' % s)
+        return s
+    except TypeError:
+        sys.stderr.write('Could not convert: "%s"\n' % s)
+        return s