diff --git a/python/plugins/sextante/core/LayerExporter.py b/python/plugins/sextante/core/LayerExporter.py
index b93350d0cf3..097a25249d5 100644
--- a/python/plugins/sextante/core/LayerExporter.py
+++ b/python/plugins/sextante/core/LayerExporter.py
@@ -60,7 +60,12 @@ class LayerExporter():
             del writer
             return output
         else:
-            if (not unicode(layer.source()).endswith("shp")):
+            isASCII=True
+            try:
+                unicode(layer.source()).decode("ascii")
+            except UnicodeEncodeError:
+                isASCII=False
+            if (not unicode(layer.source()).endswith("shp") or not isASCII):
                 writer = QgsVectorFileWriter( output, systemEncoding,provider.fields(), provider.geometryType(), provider.crs() )
                 feat = QgsFeature()
                 while provider.nextFeature(feat):
diff --git a/python/plugins/sextante/saga/SagaUtils.py b/python/plugins/sextante/saga/SagaUtils.py
index 7036329d75d..d96b2439d21 100644
--- a/python/plugins/sextante/saga/SagaUtils.py
+++ b/python/plugins/sextante/saga/SagaUtils.py
@@ -76,12 +76,8 @@ class SagaUtils:
             fout.write("PATH=PATH;%SAGA%;%SAGA_MLB%\n");
         else:
             pass
-            #fout.write("export SAGA_MLB=" + SagaUtils.sagaPath() + os.sep + "modules" + "\n");
-            #fout.write("PATH=$PATH:" + SagaUtils.sagaPath() + os.sep + "modules" + "\n");
-            #fout.write("export PATH\n");
-
         for command in commands:
-            fout.write("saga_cmd " + command + "\n")
+            fout.write("saga_cmd " + command.encode("utf8") + "\n")
 
         fout.write("exit")
         fout.close()