1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/config/theme.c b/src/config/theme.c
index 61346167..26c3c669 100644
--- a/src/config/theme.c
+++ b/src/config/theme.c
@@ -430,8 +430,8 @@ _load_preferences(void)
 
     if (g_key_file_has_key(theme, "ui", "roster.contact.char", NULL)) {
         gchar* ch = g_key_file_get_string(theme, "ui", "roster.contact.char", NULL);
-        if (ch && strlen(ch) > 0) {
-            prefs_set_roster_contact_char(ch[0]);
+        if (ch && g_utf8_strlen(ch, 4) == 1) {
+            prefs_set_roster_contact_char(ch);
             g_free(ch);
         }
     }