diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatLobbyDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatLobbyDialog.cpp
index 39bb6f6f8..f7347b24e 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatLobbyDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/ChatLobbyDialog.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ ChatLobbyDialog::~ChatLobbyDialog()
 
 void ChatLobbyDialog::setNickName(const QString& nick)
 {
-	rsMsgs->setNickNameForChatLobby(lobby_id,nick.toStdString()) ;
+	rsMsgs->setNickNameForChatLobby(lobby_id,nick.toUtf8().constData()) ;
 }
 
 void ChatLobbyDialog::updateStatus(const QString &peer_id, int status)
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/CreateLobbyDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/CreateLobbyDialog.cpp
index 7ee8eb183..b7be55321 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/CreateLobbyDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/CreateLobbyDialog.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ void CreateLobbyDialog::createLobby()
     }
 
 	 // create chat lobby !!
-	 std::string lobby_name = ui->lobbyName_LE->text().toStdString() ;
+	 std::string lobby_name = ui->lobbyName_LE->text().toUtf8().constData() ;
 
     // add to group
     ChatLobbyId id = rsMsgs->createChatLobby(lobby_name, mShareList);
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/PopupChatDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/PopupChatDialog.cpp
index a0e5dd9ab..2be775e6e 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/PopupChatDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/chat/PopupChatDialog.cpp
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ void PopupChatDialog::processSettings(bool bLoad)
 					for(std::list<ChatLobbyInfo>::const_iterator it(linfos.begin());it!=linfos.end();++it)
 						if( (*it).lobby_id == lobby_id)
 						{
-							popupchatdialog = new ChatLobbyDialog(id,lobby_id,QString::fromStdString((*it).lobby_name));
+							popupchatdialog = new ChatLobbyDialog(id,lobby_id,QString::fromUtf8((*it).lobby_name.c_str()));
 							chatDialogs[id] = popupchatdialog;
 
 							PopupChatWindow *window = PopupChatWindow::getWindow(false);