diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index c5c9a349e..813b0777c 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 2006-08-09  Alex Roitman  <shura@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/Filters/Rules/_HasNoteSubstrBase.py (apply): Enforce unicode.
+	* src/Filters/Rules/_HasNoteRegexBase.py (apply): Enforce unicode.
 	* src/DataViews/_PlaceView.py: Add filter sidebar.
 	* src/FilterEditor/_ShowResults.py: Support media filters.
 	* src/FilterEditor/_EditRule.py: Support media filters.
diff --git a/gramps2/src/Filters/Rules/_HasNoteRegexBase.py b/gramps2/src/Filters/Rules/_HasNoteRegexBase.py
index 2159d7385..b569e24af 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/Filters/Rules/_HasNoteRegexBase.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/Filters/Rules/_HasNoteRegexBase.py
@@ -56,5 +56,5 @@ class HasNoteRegexBase(Rule):
             self.match = re.compile('')
 
     def apply(self,db,person):
-        n = person.get_note()
+        n = unicode(person.get_note())
         return self.match.match(n) != None
diff --git a/gramps2/src/Filters/Rules/_HasNoteSubstrBase.py b/gramps2/src/Filters/Rules/_HasNoteSubstrBase.py
index 9123abb32..6a2d42ea5 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/Filters/Rules/_HasNoteSubstrBase.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/Filters/Rules/_HasNoteSubstrBase.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class HasNoteSubstrBase(Rule):
     category    = _('General filters')
 
     def apply(self,db,person):
-        n = person.get_note()
+        n = unicode(person.get_note())
         if n:
             return n.upper().find(self.list[0].upper()) != -1
         return False