diff --git a/python/plugins/mapserver_export/mapserverexport.py b/python/plugins/mapserver_export/mapserverexport.py
index 13750e6c4a9..1672325b5ad 100644
--- a/python/plugins/mapserver_export/mapserverexport.py
+++ b/python/plugins/mapserver_export/mapserverexport.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class MapServerExport:
     if result == 1: 
       # get the settings from the dialog and export the map file
       print "Creating exporter using %s and %s" % (self.dlg.ui.txtQgisFilePath.text(), self.dlg.ui.txtMapFilePath.text())
-      exporter = Qgis2Map(self.dlg.ui.txtQgisFilePath.text(), self.dlg.ui.txtMapFilePath.text())
+      exporter = Qgis2Map(str(self.dlg.ui.txtQgisFilePath.text()), str(self.dlg.ui.txtMapFilePath.text()))
       print "Setting options"
       exporter.setOptions( 
           self.dlg.ui.cmbMapUnits.currentText(),
diff --git a/python/plugins/mapserver_export/ui_mapserverexport.py b/python/plugins/mapserver_export/ui_mapserverexport.py
index 3aa269f99fd..b9175bc5d77 100644
--- a/python/plugins/mapserver_export/ui_mapserverexport.py
+++ b/python/plugins/mapserver_export/ui_mapserverexport.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Form implementation generated from reading ui file 'qgsmapserverexportbase.ui'
 #
-# Created: Mon Jan  7 17:08:49 2008
+# Created: Thu Jan 17 14:02:57 2008
 #      by: PyQt4 UI code generator 4.3.3
 #
 # WARNING! All changes made in this file will be lost!