diff --git a/mis_builder/CHANGES.rst b/mis_builder/CHANGES.rst
index ec400fb8..3259d964 100644
--- a/mis_builder/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/mis_builder/CHANGES.rst
@@ -6,9 +6,12 @@ Changelog
 ..
 .. *
 
-10.0.2.0.3 (2017-01-10)
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+10.0.2.0.3 (unreleased)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
+* [FIX] unicode error when exporting to Excel
+* [FIX] local variable 'ctx' referenced before assignment when generating
+  reports with no objects
 * [IMP] use fontawesome icons
 * [MIG] migrate to 10.0
 
diff --git a/mis_builder/report/mis_report_instance_xlsx.py b/mis_builder/report/mis_report_instance_xlsx.py
index bc0940cb..1bd32da7 100644
--- a/mis_builder/report/mis_report_instance_xlsx.py
+++ b/mis_builder/report/mis_report_instance_xlsx.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class MisBuilderXlsx(ReportXlsx):
         style_obj = self.env['mis.report.style']
 
         # create worksheet
-        report_name = '{} - {}'.format(
+        report_name = u'{} - {}'.format(
             objects[0].name, objects[0].company_id.name)
         sheet = workbook.add_worksheet(report_name[:31])
         row_pos = 0