diff --git a/src/sextante/modeler/ModelerGraphicItem.py b/src/sextante/modeler/ModelerGraphicItem.py
index 1df6be7e423..3752014398d 100644
--- a/src/sextante/modeler/ModelerGraphicItem.py
+++ b/src/sextante/modeler/ModelerGraphicItem.py
@@ -108,7 +108,10 @@ class ModelerGraphicItem(QtGui.QGraphicsItem):
         painter.drawRect(rect)
         font = QtGui.QFont("Verdana", 8)
         painter.setFont(font)
-        painter.setPen(QtGui.QPen(QtCore.Qt.black))
+        if self.isSelected():
+            painter.setPen(QtGui.QPen(QtCore.Qt.blue))
+        else:
+            painter.setPen(QtGui.QPen(QtCore.Qt.black))
         fm = QtGui.QFontMetricsF(font)
         text = self.getAdjustedText(self.text)
         w = fm.width(QtCore.QString(text))
diff --git a/src/sextante/modeler/ModelerParametersDialog.py b/src/sextante/modeler/ModelerParametersDialog.py
index a1dbd51e485..89ea954f04f 100644
--- a/src/sextante/modeler/ModelerParametersDialog.py
+++ b/src/sextante/modeler/ModelerParametersDialog.py
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ class ModelerParametersDialog(QtGui.QDialog):
                 if not out.hidden:
                     value = self.model.algOutputs[self.algIndex][out.name]
                     if value is not None:
-                        widget = self.valueItems[out.name].setText(str(value))
+                        widget = self.valueItems[out.name].setText(unicode(value))
 
             #TODO