diff --git a/legacy.py b/legacy.py
index 7cf650ed4111543d0580ed5b73d45a7641f7cd4e..3764780a8d67bb4b085514ff9a4d5fda87805dc0 100644
--- a/legacy.py
+++ b/legacy.py
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ def import_old_protocols(sql_text):
             deleted, sent, document_id) in _split_insert_line(protocol_line):
             date = datetime.strptime(date, "%Y-%m-%d")
             handle = type_id_to_handle[int(old_type_id)]
-            type = ProtocolType.query.filter(ProtocolType.short_name.ilike(handle)).first()
-            if type is None:
+            protocoltype = ProtocolType.query.filter(ProtocolType.short_name.ilike(handle)).first()
+            if protocoltype is None:
                 raise KeyError("No protocoltype for handle '{}'.".format(handle))
-            protocol = Protocol(type.id, date, source=source)
+            protocol = Protocol(protocoltype.id, date, source=source)
             db.session.add(protocol)
             db.session.commit()
             import tasks
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ def import_old_protocols(sql_text):
     for protocol in sorted(protocols, key=lambda p: p.date):
         print(protocol.date)
         tasks.parse_protocol(protocol)
+    print("done importing")
 
 
 def import_old_todos(sql_text):
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ def import_old_todos(sql_text):
         for old_id, protocol_id, who, what, start_time, end_time, done in _split_insert_line(todo_line):
             protocol_id = int(protocol_id)
             if protocol_id not in protocol_id_to_key:
-                print("Missing protocol with ID {} for Todo {}".format(protocol_id, what))
+                #print("Missing protocol with ID {} for Todo {}".format(protocol_id, what))
                 continue
             todo = OldTodo(old_id=old_id, who=who, description=what,
                 protocol_key=protocol_id_to_key[protocol_id])
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 44dbca03cbec77d0ddd85ceafd88b743a0fe5e10..576b09a46f29bea13db161bebac41bd1f1419335 100755
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ def import_legacy():
     """Import the old todos and protocols from an sql dump"""
     filename = prompt("SQL-file")
     #filename = "legacy.sql"
-    with open(filename, "r") as sqlfile:
-        content = sqlfile.read()
+    with open(filename, "rb") as sqlfile:
+        content = sqlfile.read().decode("utf-8")
         import_old_todos(content)
         import_old_protocols(content)
     
diff --git a/templates/decision.tex b/templates/decision.tex
index 6a98ccb9e7451707d03828429ea08251948f6334..c61cb9e28109b3f64aed3172eab750a0089aae90 100644
--- a/templates/decision.tex
+++ b/templates/decision.tex
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     {\bf Datum:} & \VAR{protocol.date|datify_long|escape_tex}\\
 \ENV{endif}
 \ENV{for meta in protocol.metas}
-    {\bf \ENV{meta.name|escape_tex}:} & \VAR{meta.value|escape_tex}\\
+    {\bf \VAR{meta.name|escape_tex}:} & \VAR{meta.value|escape_tex}\\
 \ENV{endfor}
 \end{tabular}
 \normalsize