diff --git a/src/helpers/background.ts b/src/helpers/background.ts
index c6963865..f2bcf3c4 100644
--- a/src/helpers/background.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/background.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ const updateAssignments = async () => {
           description: assignment.description
             ? assignment.description.startsWith('\xC2\x9E\xC3\xA9\x65')
               ? assignment.description.substr(5)
+              : assignment.description.startsWith('\x9E\xE9\x65')
+              ? assignment.description.substr(3)
               : assignment.description
             : '',
         }));
diff --git a/src/redux/actions/assignments.ts b/src/redux/actions/assignments.ts
index 23aff0d4..964fee40 100644
--- a/src/redux/actions/assignments.ts
+++ b/src/redux/actions/assignments.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ export function getAssignmentsForCourse(courseId: string): IThunkResult {
         description: result.description
           ? result.description.startsWith('\xC2\x9E\xC3\xA9\x65')
             ? result.description.substr(5)
+            : result.description.startsWith('\x9E\xE9\x65')
+            ? result.description.substr(3)
             : result.description
           : '',
       }));
@@ -82,6 +84,8 @@ export function getAllAssignmentsForCourses(courseIds: string[]): IThunkResult {
             description: assignment.description
               ? assignment.description.startsWith('\xC2\x9E\xC3\xA9\x65')
                 ? assignment.description.substr(5)
+                : assignment.description.startsWith('\x9E\xE9\x65')
+                ? assignment.description.substr(3)
                 : assignment.description
               : '',
           }));
diff --git a/src/redux/actions/notices.ts b/src/redux/actions/notices.ts
index 633d5156..65a9366d 100644
--- a/src/redux/actions/notices.ts
+++ b/src/redux/actions/notices.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ export function getNoticesForCourse(courseId: string): IThunkResult {
         content: result.content
           ? result.content.startsWith('\xC2\x9E\xC3\xA9\x65')
             ? result.content.substr(5)
+            : result.content.startsWith('\x9E\xE9\x65')
+            ? result.content.substr(3)
             : result.content
           : '',
       }));
@@ -74,6 +76,8 @@ export function getAllNoticesForCourses(courseIds: string[]): IThunkResult {
             content: notice.content
               ? notice.content.startsWith('\xC2\x9E\xC3\xA9\x65')
                 ? notice.content.substr(5)
+                : notice.content.startsWith('\x9E\xE9\x65')
+                ? notice.content.substr(3)
                 : notice.content
               : '',
           }));