diff --git a/muk_utils/__manifest__.py b/muk_utils/__manifest__.py
index 2627653..6c6f962 100644
--- a/muk_utils/__manifest__.py
+++ b/muk_utils/__manifest__.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 { 
     "name": "MuK Utils",
     "summary": """Utility Features""",
-    "version": '12.0.1.6.14',   
+    "version": '12.0.1.6.15',   
     "category": 'Extra Tools',   
     "license": "AGPL-3",
     "author": "MuK IT",
diff --git a/muk_utils/tools/file.py b/muk_utils/tools/file.py
index 6200804..e71899b 100644
--- a/muk_utils/tools/file.py
+++ b/muk_utils/tools/file.py
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 #----------------------------------------------------------
 
 def slugify(value, lower=True):
-    value = str(unicodedata.normalize('NFKD', value))
-    value = str(value.encode('ascii', 'ignore'))
-    value = str(re.sub('[^\w\s-]', '', value))
-    value = str(re.sub('[-\s]+', '-', value))
+    value = unicodedata.normalize('NFKD', value)
+    value = value.encode('ascii', 'ignore').decode('ascii')
     value = value.lower() if lower else value
+    value = re.sub('[^\w\s-]', '', value)
+    value = re.sub('[-\s]+', '-', value)
     return value.strip()
 
 def check_name(name):