diff --git a/gestion/ldap_crans.py b/gestion/ldap_crans.py
index 4a9850b8..3303dab6 100755
--- a/gestion/ldap_crans.py
+++ b/gestion/ldap_crans.py
@@ -4089,7 +4089,7 @@ class Facture(BaseClasseCrans):
             self._set('article',
                       ['%s~~%s~~%s~~%s' % (
                         art['code'],
-                        art['designation'].decode(config.in_encoding, errors='replace'),
+                        art['designation'],
                         str(art['nombre']),
                         str(art['pu']))
                         for art in arts])
@@ -4141,7 +4141,7 @@ class Facture(BaseClasseCrans):
                 if round(art['pu'], 2) != art['pu']:
                     raise ValueError, u'pu ne doit pas avoir plus de 2 chiffres apres la virgule'
                 art['nombre'] = int(art['nombre'])
-                if '~~' in art['designation'].decode(config.in_encoding):
+                if '~~' in unicode(art['designation']):
                     raise ValueError, u'Ne pas mettre de ~~ dans les champs'
                 arts.append(art)