diff --git a/server/apps/client.js b/server/apps/client.js
index 80fd0f00..543065d0 100755
--- a/server/apps/client.js
+++ b/server/apps/client.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ var app = express();
 var compression = require('compression');
 var exphbs = require('express-handlebars');
 var cors = require('cors');
+var Functions = require(pathThumbnails + '/handlers/functions.js');
 
 var hbs = exphbs.create({
 	defaultLayout: publicPath + '/layouts/client/main',
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@ var hbs = exphbs.create({
             } else {
                 return opts.inverse(this)
             }
+        },
+        decodeString: function(s) {
+			if(s == undefined) return s;
+            return Functions.decodeChannelName(s);
         }
 
     }
diff --git a/server/public/partials/frontpage/channel.handlebars b/server/public/partials/frontpage/channel.handlebars
index 520bc554..b12b8e76 100644
--- a/server/public/partials/frontpage/channel.handlebars
+++ b/server/public/partials/frontpage/channel.handlebars
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
                         <i class="material-icons pin" style="{{#if pinned}}display:block;{{/if}}{{#unless pinned}}display:none;{{/unless}}">star_rate</i>
 
                     <p class="left-align">
-                        <span class="chan-name flow-text truncate">{{_id}}</span>
+                        <span class="chan-name flow-text truncate">{{decodeString _id}}</span>
                         <br>
                         <span class="highlighted">Viewers:&nbsp;</span>
                         <span class="chan-views">{{viewers}}</span>
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
                 {{#if_equal description "This list has no description"}}
                 {{else}}
                     <div class="card-reveal">
-                        <span class="card-title grey-text text-darken-4 truncate">{{_id}}</span>
+                        <span class="card-title grey-text text-darken-4 truncate">{{decodeString _id}}</span>
                         <p class="description_text">{{description}}</p>
                     </div>
                 {{/if_equal}}