diff --git a/copyparty/web/browser.js b/copyparty/web/browser.js
index e3ed8f89..a536d8c8 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/browser.js
+++ b/copyparty/web/browser.js
@@ -1627,12 +1627,12 @@ var fileman = (function () {
 		}
 
 		if (exists.length)
-			alert('these ' + exists.length + ' items cannot be pasted here (names already exist):\n\n' + exists.join('\n'));
+			alert('these ' + exists.length + ' items cannot be pasted here (names already exist):\n\n' + uricom_adec(exists).join('\n'));
 
 		if (!req.length)
 			return;
 
-		if (!confirm('paste these ' + req.length + ' items here?\n\n' + req.join('\n')))
+		if (!confirm('paste these ' + req.length + ' items here?\n\n' + uricom_adec(req).join('\n')))
 			return;
 
 		function paster() {
diff --git a/copyparty/web/util.js b/copyparty/web/util.js
index 72acb039..57bef25a 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/util.js
+++ b/copyparty/web/util.js
@@ -398,6 +398,15 @@ function uricom_dec(txt) {
 }
 
 
+function uricom_adec(arr) {
+    ret = [];
+    for (var a = 0; a < arr.length; a++)
+        ret[a] = uricom_dec(arr[a])[0];
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+
 function get_evpath() {
     var ret = document.location.pathname;