diff --git a/src/eepp/core/string.cpp b/src/eepp/core/string.cpp
index d69ff1c7a..ef217d5c1 100644
--- a/src/eepp/core/string.cpp
+++ b/src/eepp/core/string.cpp
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ String String::fromUtf8( const std::string& utf8String ) {
 }
 
 String::operator std::string() const {
-	return toAnsiString();
+	return toUtf8();
 }
 
 std::string String::toAnsiString( const std::locale& locale ) const {
diff --git a/src/eepp/ui/uicodeeditor.cpp b/src/eepp/ui/uicodeeditor.cpp
index 1d4a3b782..0584d7148 100644
--- a/src/eepp/ui/uicodeeditor.cpp
+++ b/src/eepp/ui/uicodeeditor.cpp
@@ -1567,11 +1567,11 @@ void UICodeEditor::unindent() {
 }
 
 void UICodeEditor::copy() {
-	getUISceneNode()->getWindow()->getClipboard()->setText( mDoc->getSelectedText() );
+	getUISceneNode()->getWindow()->getClipboard()->setText( mDoc->getSelectedText().toUtf8() );
 }
 
 void UICodeEditor::cut() {
-	getUISceneNode()->getWindow()->getClipboard()->setText( mDoc->getSelectedText() );
+	getUISceneNode()->getWindow()->getClipboard()->setText( mDoc->getSelectedText().toUtf8() );
 	mDoc->deleteSelection();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/eepp/ui/uitextinput.cpp b/src/eepp/ui/uitextinput.cpp
index 17aa80439..8cc44970b 100644
--- a/src/eepp/ui/uitextinput.cpp
+++ b/src/eepp/ui/uitextinput.cpp
@@ -664,11 +664,11 @@ UITextView* UITextInput::setHintFontStyle( const Uint32& fontStyle ) {
 }
 
 void UITextInput::copy() {
-	getUISceneNode()->getWindow()->getClipboard()->setText( mDoc.getSelectedText() );
+	getUISceneNode()->getWindow()->getClipboard()->setText( mDoc.getSelectedText().toUtf8() );
 }
 
 void UITextInput::cut() {
-	getUISceneNode()->getWindow()->getClipboard()->setText( mDoc.getSelectedText() );
+	getUISceneNode()->getWindow()->getClipboard()->setText( mDoc.getSelectedText().toUtf8() );
 	mDoc.deleteSelection();
 }