diff --git a/C4/AuthoritiesMarc.pm b/C4/AuthoritiesMarc.pm
index 6cbe373b52..3c61df423d 100644
--- a/C4/AuthoritiesMarc.pm
+++ b/C4/AuthoritiesMarc.pm
@@ -621,6 +621,7 @@ sub AddAuthority {
       $f5->update($time.".0");
     }
 
+    SetUTF8Flag($record);
 	if ($format eq "MARC21") {
 		if (!$record->leader) {
 			$record->leader($leader);
@@ -647,7 +648,7 @@ sub AddAuthority {
 	}
 
   if (($format eq "UNIMARCAUTH") && (!$record->subfield('100','a'))){
-        $record->leader("     nx  j22             ");
+        $record->leader("     nx  j22             ") unless ($record->leader());
         my $date=POSIX::strftime("%Y%m%d",localtime);    
         if ($record->field('100')){
           $record->field('100')->update('a'=>$date."afrey50      ba0");
diff --git a/C4/Biblio.pm b/C4/Biblio.pm
index ecb44e42f7..38b8b31b79 100644
--- a/C4/Biblio.pm
+++ b/C4/Biblio.pm
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ sub AddBiblio {
     my $dbh = C4::Context->dbh;
 
     # transform the data into koha-table style data
+    SetUTF8Flag($record);
     my $olddata = TransformMarcToKoha( $dbh, $record, $frameworkcode );
     ( $biblionumber, $error ) = _koha_add_biblio( $dbh, $olddata, $frameworkcode );
     $olddata->{'biblionumber'} = $biblionumber;
@@ -292,6 +293,7 @@ sub ModBiblio {
         logaction( "CATALOGUING", "MODIFY", $biblionumber, "BEFORE=>" . $newrecord->as_formatted );
     }
 
+    SetUTF8Flag($record);
     my $dbh = C4::Context->dbh;
 
     $frameworkcode = "" unless $frameworkcode;