diff --git a/blueman/main/NetConf.py b/blueman/main/NetConf.py
index 61f5a6320..24268dfb0 100644
--- a/blueman/main/NetConf.py
+++ b/blueman/main/NetConf.py
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ def get_default(cls):
             NetConf.default_inst = obj
             f.close()
             return obj
-        except IOError:
+        except (IOError, UnicodeDecodeError):
             n = cls()
             try:
                 n.store()