diff --git a/mapit/models.py b/mapit/models.py
index 358637a8..6e9e6144 100644
--- a/mapit/models.py
+++ b/mapit/models.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.db import connection
 from django.db.models.query import RawQuerySet
-from django.utils.encoding import python_2_unicode_compatible
+from django.utils.encoding import python_2_unicode_compatible, smart_text
 
 from mapit import countries
 from mapit.geometryserialiser import GeometrySerialiser
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ class Meta:
         verbose_name_plural = 'geometries'
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return '%s, polygon %d' % (self.area, self.id)
+        return '%s, polygon %d' % (smart_text(self.area), self.id)
 
 
 @python_2_unicode_compatible
diff --git a/mapit/tests/test_names.py b/mapit/tests/test_names.py
index aa94c6c2..146b38ef 100644
--- a/mapit/tests/test_names.py
+++ b/mapit/tests/test_names.py
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
+# coding=utf-8
+
 from django.test import TestCase
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.contrib.gis.geos import Polygon
+from django.utils.encoding import smart_text
 
 from mapit.models import Type, Area, Generation, Name, NameType
 import mapit_gb.countries
@@ -29,6 +34,10 @@ def setUp(self):
             generation_high=self.generation,
         )
 
+        polygon = Polygon(((-5, 50), (-5, 55), (1, 55), (1, 50), (-5, 50)), srid=4326)
+        polygon.transform(settings.MAPIT_AREA_SRID)
+        self.geometry = self.area.polygons.create(polygon=polygon)
+
     def test_new_name_changes_area_name_in_gb(self):
         """We can't use override_settings, as mapit.countries has been set
         based upon MAPIT_COUNTRY already in initial import"""
@@ -40,3 +49,10 @@ def test_new_name_does_not_change_area_name_elsewhere(self):
         mapit.models.countries = None
         Name.objects.create(name='New Name', type=self.name_type, area=self.area)
         self.assertEqual(self.area.name, 'Big Area')
+
+    def test_geometry_name_works(self):
+        name = smart_text('Big “Area”')
+        self.area.name = name
+        self.area.save()
+        should_be = '%s %s, polygon %d' % (self.area_type.code, name, self.geometry.id)
+        self.assertEqual(smart_text(self.geometry), should_be)
diff --git a/mapit_gb/management/commands/mapit_UK_time_lookups.py b/mapit_gb/management/commands/mapit_UK_time_lookups.py
index eefd7f3f..9debc60c 100644
--- a/mapit_gb/management/commands/mapit_UK_time_lookups.py
+++ b/mapit_gb/management/commands/mapit_UK_time_lookups.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ def get_random_UK_location():
     location.coords = (new_lon, new_lat)
     return location
 
+
 random_locations = None
 
 
diff --git a/mapit_global/management/commands/mapit_global_import.py b/mapit_global/management/commands/mapit_global_import.py
index 84bca3dd..cf23cbd5 100644
--- a/mapit_global/management/commands/mapit_global_import.py
+++ b/mapit_global/management/commands/mapit_global_import.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ def make_missing_none(s):
     else:
         return s
 
+
 LanguageCodes = namedtuple('LanguageCodes',
                            ['three_letter',
                             'two_letter',
diff --git a/project/wsgi_monitor.py b/project/wsgi_monitor.py
index 8510c164..04057e9a 100644
--- a/project/wsgi_monitor.py
+++ b/project/wsgi_monitor.py
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ def _exiting():
         pass
     _thread.join()
 
+
 atexit.register(_exiting)