diff --git a/libraries/entropy/output.py b/libraries/entropy/output.py
index 7312c6b39..e0a713bf1 100644
--- a/libraries/entropy/output.py
+++ b/libraries/entropy/output.py
@@ -820,6 +820,8 @@ class TextInterface:
                     myresult = readtext("%s: " % (_('Selected number'),)).decode('utf-8')
                 except UnicodeDecodeError:
                     continue
+                except UnicodeEncodeError:
+                    continue
                 try:
                     myresult = int(myresult)
                 except ValueError: