@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ def fetch_remote_list(args, require_attribs = False, recursive = None):

                 remote_list.record_md5(key, objectlist.get_md5(key))

     else:

         for uri in remote_uris:

-            uri_str = str(uri)

+            uri_str = unicode(uri)

             ## Wildcards used in remote URI?

             ## If yes we'll need a bucket listing...

             wildcard_split_result = re.split("\*|\?", uri_str, maxsplit=1)