1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/support/latexindent/LatexIndent/BackUpFileProcedure.pm b/support/latexindent/LatexIndent/BackUpFileProcedure.pm
index 82d1a81653..9f54207a57 100644
--- a/support/latexindent/LatexIndent/BackUpFileProcedure.pm
+++ b/support/latexindent/LatexIndent/BackUpFileProcedure.pm
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ use LatexIndent::LogFile qw/$logger/;
 use File::Basename;    # to get the filename and directory path
 use File::Copy;        # to copy the original file to backup (if overwrite option set)
 use Exporter qw/import/;
+use Encode qw/decode/;
 our @EXPORT_OK = qw/create_back_up_file check_if_different/;
 
 # copy main file to a back up in the case of the overwrite switch being active
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ sub create_back_up_file {
     # if we want to over write the current file create a backup first
     $logger->info("*Backup procedure (-w flag active):");
 
-    my $fileName = ${$self}{fileName};
+    my $fileName = decode( "utf-8", ${$self}{fileName} );
 
     # grab the file extension preferences
     my %fileExtensionPreference = %{ $mainSettings{fileExtensionPreference} };
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ sub create_back_up_file {
     my $backupFile = basename( ${$self}{fileName}, @fileExtensions );
 
     # add the user's backup directory to the backup path
-    $backupFile = "${$self}{cruftDirectory}/$backupFile";
+    $backupFile = decode( "utf-8", "${$self}{cruftDirectory}/$backupFile" );
 
     # local variables, determined from the YAML settings
     my $onlyOneBackUp       = $mainSettings{onlyOneBackUp};
@@ -103,9 +104,9 @@ sub create_back_up_file {
                     for ( my $i = 1; $i <= $maxNumberOfBackUps; $i++ ) {
 
                         # remove number from backUpFile
-                        my $oldBackupFile = $backupFile;
+                        my $oldBackupFile = decode( "utf-8", $backupFile );
                         $oldBackupFile =~ s/$backupExtension.*/$backupExtension/;
-                        my $newBackupFile = $oldBackupFile;
+                        my $newBackupFile = decode( "utf-8", $oldBackupFile );
 
                         # add numbers back on
                         $oldBackupFile .= $i;