diff --git a/core/views/expo.py b/core/views/expo.py
index 8d67f6f..5f4e2b3 100644
--- a/core/views/expo.py
+++ b/core/views/expo.py
@@ -341,13 +341,14 @@ def editexpopage(request, path):
                 return render(request,'errors/generic.html', {'message': message})
 
             try:
-                cp_add = subprocess.run([git, "add", filename.encode(sysdefaultencoding)], cwd=cwd, capture_output=True, text=True)
+                encoded_filename = filename.encode(sysdefaultencoding)
+                cp_add = subprocess.run([git, "add", encoded_filename], cwd=cwd, capture_output=True, text=True)
                 if cp_add.returncode != 0:
                     msgdata = 'Ask a nerd to fix this.\n\n' + cp_add.stderr + '\n\n' + cp_add.stdout  + '\n\nreturn code: ' + str(cp_add.returncode)
                     message = f'CANNOT git on server for this file {filename}. Edits saved but not added to git.\n\n' + msgdata
                     return render(request,'errors/generic.html', {'message': message})
-
-                cp_commit = subprocess.run([git, "commit", "-m", f'Troggle online: Edit this page - {filename}'], cwd=cwd, capture_output=True, text=True)
+               
+                cp_commit = subprocess.run([git, "commit", "-m", f'Troggle online: Edit this page - {encoded_filename}'], cwd=cwd, capture_output=True, text=True)
                 # This produces return code = 1 if it commits OK, but when the repo still needs to be pushed to origin/expoweb
                 if cp_commit.returncode != 0 and cp_commit.stdout != 'nothing to commit, working tree clean':
                     msgdata = 'Ask a nerd to fix this.\n\n' + cp_commit.stderr + '\n\n' + cp_commit.stdout  + '\n\nreturn code: ' + str(cp_commit.returncode)