diff --git a/pkg/migration/20200516123847.go b/pkg/migration/20200516123847.go
index 1a724cb5..e9eefb70 100644
--- a/pkg/migration/20200516123847.go
+++ b/pkg/migration/20200516123847.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func init() {
 				// The general idea here is to take the title and slice it into pieces, until we found a unique piece.
 
 				var exists = true
-				titleSlug := strings.Replace(strings.ToUpper(l.Title), " ", "", -1)
+				titleSlug := []rune(strings.Replace(strings.ToUpper(l.Title), " ", "", -1))
 
 				// We can save at most 10 characters in the db, so we need to ensure it has at most 10 characters
 				if len(titleSlug) > 10 {
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func init() {
 					}
 
 					// Take a random part of the title slug, starting at the beginning
-					l.Identifier = titleSlug[i:]
+					l.Identifier = string(titleSlug[i:])
 					exists, err = sess.
 						Where("identifier = ?", l.Identifier).
 						And("id != ?", l.ID).
diff --git a/pkg/models/list.go b/pkg/models/list.go
index e5c3ddd5..6d44889a 100644
--- a/pkg/models/list.go
+++ b/pkg/models/list.go
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ func GenerateListIdentifier(l *List, sess *xorm.Engine) (err error) {
 	// The general idea here is to take the title and slice it into pieces, until we found a unique piece.
 
 	var exists = true
-	titleSlug := strings.Replace(strings.ToUpper(l.Title), " ", "", -1)
+	titleSlug := []rune(strings.Replace(strings.ToUpper(l.Title), " ", "", -1))
 
 	// We can save at most 10 characters in the db, so we need to ensure it has at most 10 characters
 	if len(titleSlug) > 10 {
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ func GenerateListIdentifier(l *List, sess *xorm.Engine) (err error) {
 		}
 
 		// Take a random part of the title slug, starting at the beginning
-		l.Identifier = titleSlug[i:]
+		l.Identifier = string(titleSlug[i:])
 		exists, err = sess.
 			Where("identifier = ?", l.Identifier).
 			And("id != ?", l.ID).
diff --git a/pkg/models/list_test.go b/pkg/models/list_test.go
index ce87c518..e3a80476 100644
--- a/pkg/models/list_test.go
+++ b/pkg/models/list_test.go
@@ -79,6 +79,16 @@ func TestList_CreateOrUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 			assert.Error(t, err)
 			assert.True(t, IsErrListIdentifierIsNotUnique(err))
 		})
+		t.Run("non ascii characters", func(t *testing.T) {
+			db.LoadAndAssertFixtures(t)
+			list := List{
+				Title:       "приффки фсем",
+				Description: "Lorem Ipsum",
+				NamespaceID: 1,
+			}
+			err := list.Create(usr)
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+		})
 	})
 
 	t.Run("update", func(t *testing.T) {