diff --git a/addon.xml b/addon.xml
index 46fd6c61..6b2350f5 100644
--- a/addon.xml
+++ b/addon.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <import addon="xbmc.python" version="2.25.0"/>
     <import addon="script.module.requests" version="2.22.0"/>
     <import addon="script.module.dateutil" version="2.7.3"/>
-    <import addon="script.module.six" />
+    <import addon="script.module.six" version="1.13"/>
     <import addon="script.module.kodi-six" />
     <import addon="script.module.addon.signals" version="0.0.1"/>
     <import addon="script.module.futures" version="2.2.0"/>
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/context.py b/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/context.py
index be40c5ab..de66ba49 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/context.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/context.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import logging
 import os
 
 from kodi_six import xbmcgui, xbmcaddon
+from six import ensure_text
 
 from helper import window, addon_id
 
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ class ContextMenu(xbmcgui.WindowXMLDialog):
 
             if self.getFocusId() == LIST:
                 option = self.list_.getSelectedItem()
-                self.selected_option = option.getLabel().decode('utf-8')
+                self.selected_option = ensure_text(option.getLabel())
                 LOG.info('option selected: %s', self.selected_option)
 
                 self.close()