diff --git a/lib/nfs.py b/lib/nfs.py
index 19572a1..43209b0 100644
--- a/lib/nfs.py
+++ b/lib/nfs.py
@@ -175,7 +175,10 @@ def readdirplus(self, dir_handle, cookie=0, auth=None):
             name_len = struct.unpack("!L", data[:4])[0]
             data = data[4:]
 
-            name = data[:name_len].decode()
+            try:
+                name = data[:name_len].decode()
+            except UnicodeDecodeError:
+                name = ""
             data = data[name_len:]
             data = data[(4-name_len % 4)%4:]