diff --git a/pyren3/mod_db_manager.py b/pyren3/mod_db_manager.py
index 9fba4d7..cb3c090 100644
--- a/pyren3/mod_db_manager.py
+++ b/pyren3/mod_db_manager.py
@@ -180,7 +180,10 @@ def file_in_clip( pattern ):
         return pattern in glob.glob(pattern)
     else:
         file_list = mod_globals.clip_arc.namelist()
-        return pattern in file_list
+        for l in file_list:
+            if pattern.lower() == l.lower():
+                return l
+        return ''
 
 def extract_from_clip_to_cache( filename ):
     if mod_globals.clip_arc == '':
diff --git a/pyren3/mod_ecu_default.py b/pyren3/mod_ecu_default.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 52fb628..9274f78
--- a/pyren3/mod_ecu_default.py
+++ b/pyren3/mod_ecu_default.py
@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@ def get_default_std_b( df, mn, se, elm, calc, getDTCmnemo ):
     else:
       chr_val = '' # I'm no sure that it is right
     
-    if str(chr_val).encode("utf-8") in list(df[dtc].caracter.keys()):
-      interpretation = df[dtc].caracter[str(chr_val).encode("utf-8")]
+    if str(chr_val) in list(df[dtc].caracter.keys()):
+      interpretation = df[dtc].caracter[str(chr_val)]
     else:
       interpretation = ''