diff --git a/Plus/Chicago95_Plus.py b/Plus/Chicago95_Plus.py
index 59dcc2d..cdede97 100755
--- a/Plus/Chicago95_Plus.py
+++ b/Plus/Chicago95_Plus.py
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ def get_file_name(config, section, key):
 
 def null_string(data):
 	data = bytearray(data)
-	return data[:data.find(0)].decode('ascii')
+	return data[:data.find(0)].decode('cp1252')
 
 
 def parse_IconMetrics(IconMetrics):
@@ -1213,4 +1213,4 @@ def main():
 	
 	print("Thank you for using Chicago95 Plus!\n")
 
-main()
\ No newline at end of file
+main()