diff --git a/src/lib/wpa b/src/lib/wpa
index 92d5a83..bba51f9 100644
--- a/src/lib/wpa
+++ b/src/lib/wpa
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ wpa_supplicant_scan() {
         sort -rn -k3 |
         sort -u -k5 |
         sort -rn -k3 |
+        while IFS= read -r line; do echo -e "$line"; done |
         cut -f"$fields"  > "$essids"
 
     # Fields are tab delimited
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ wpa_supplicant_scan() {
     # Sort by strength
     # Remove duplicates
     # Re-sort by strength as the removal disorders the list
+    # Un-escape e.g. "N\xc3\xa4twerk" to "Nätwerk"
     # Cut to the AP/essid fields only
 
     if is_yes "$spawned_wpa"; then
diff --git a/src/wifi-menu b/src/wifi-menu
index 4774119..5e977f4 100755
--- a/src/wifi-menu
+++ b/src/wifi-menu
@@ -248,6 +248,8 @@ fi
 echo -n "Scanning for networks... "
 if CONNECTION=$(wpa_call "$INTERFACE" status 2> /dev/null | grep -m 1 "^ssid="); then
     CONNECTION=${CONNECTION#ssid=}
+    # Un-escape e.g. "N\xc3\xa4twerk" to "Nätwerk"
+    CONNECTION=$(echo -e "$CONNECTION")
     CONNECTED=yes
 fi
 NETWORKS=$(wpa_supplicant_scan "$INTERFACE" 3,4,5)