diff --git a/mayan/apps/documents/models.py b/mayan/apps/documents/models.py
index e795bf74bf..ed605e11e4 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/documents/models.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/documents/models.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class DocumentType(models.Model):
             with transaction.atomic():
                 document = self.documents.create(
                     description=description or '',
-                    label=label or unicode(file_object),
+                    label=label or file_object.name,
                     language=language or setting_language.value
                 )
                 document.save(_user=_user)
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class DocumentType(models.Model):
             logger.critical(
                 'Unexpected exception while trying to create new document '
                 '"%s" from document type "%s"; %s',
-                label or unicode(file_object), self, exception
+                label or file_object.name, self, exception
             )
             raise
 
diff --git a/mayan/apps/sources/models.py b/mayan/apps/sources/models.py
index 1e4baf9ebd..ed8cc90c6b 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/sources/models.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/sources/models.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class Source(models.Model):
             with transaction.atomic():
                 document = Document.objects.create(
                     description=description or '', document_type=document_type,
-                    label=label or unicode(file_object),
+                    label=label or file_object.name,
                     language=language or setting_language.value
                 )
                 document.save(_user=user)
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class Source(models.Model):
             logger.critical(
                 'Unexpected exception while trying to create new document '
                 '"%s" from source "%s"; %s',
-                label or unicode(file_object), self, exception
+                label or file_object.name, self, exception
             )
             raise