diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 37bea67..7ee95f9 100755
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -345,29 +345,19 @@ def use_cmd_optargs(options, args):
     # In case there is, try opening as it was a inv3
     else:
         for arg in reversed(args):
-
-            try:
-                file = arg
-                if os.path.isfile(file):
-                    path = os.path.abspath(file)
-                    Publisher.sendMessage('Open project', path)
-                    check_for_export(options)
-                    return True
-            except:
-                
-                file = arg.decode(sys.stdin.encoding)
-                if os.path.isfile(file):
-                    path = os.path.abspath(file)
-                    Publisher.sendMessage('Open project', path)
-                    check_for_export(options)
-                    return True
-            
-                file = arg.decode(FS_ENCODE)            
-                if os.path.isfile(file):
-                    path = os.path.abspath(file)
-                    Publisher.sendMessage('Open project', path)
-                    check_for_export(options)
-                    return True
+            file = arg.decode(sys.stdin.encoding)
+            if os.path.isfile(file):
+                path = os.path.abspath(file)
+                Publisher.sendMessage('Open project', path)
+                check_for_export(options)
+                return True
+
+            file = arg.decode(FS_ENCODE)
+            if os.path.isfile(file):
+                path = os.path.abspath(file)
+                Publisher.sendMessage('Open project', path)
+                check_for_export(options)
+                return True
 
     return False
 
diff --git a/invesalius/gui/dialogs.py b/invesalius/gui/dialogs.py
index 55071fe..71a2ccb 100644
--- a/invesalius/gui/dialogs.py
+++ b/invesalius/gui/dialogs.py
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ def MissingFilesForReconstruction():
 
 def SaveChangesDialog(filename, parent):
     current_dir = os.path.abspath(".")
-    msg = _("The project %s has been modified.\nSave changes?")%filename
+    msg = _(u"The project %s has been modified.\nSave changes?")%filename
     if sys.platform == 'darwin':
         dlg = wx.MessageDialog(None, "", msg,
                                wx.ICON_QUESTION | wx.YES_NO | wx.CANCEL)
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