--- Commands.pm.orig	2009-11-05 00:21:42.000000000 +0100
+++ Commands.pm	2009-11-19 11:52:43.000000000 +0100
@@ -3248,8 +3248,8 @@
 			if ($term =~ /^(\w+)\.(\w+)=(.*)$/) {
 
 				my $key   = URI::Escape::uri_unescape($2);
-				my $value = Slim::Utils::Unicode::utf8decode( URI::Escape::uri_unescape($3) );
-
+				my $value = URI::Escape::uri_unescape($3);
+				if (!utf8::decode($value)) { $log->error("The following value is not UTF-8 encoded: $value"); }
 				$class = ucfirst($1);
 				$obj   = Slim::Schema->single( $class, { $key => $value } );