diff --git a/pagure/lib/__init__.py b/pagure/lib/__init__.py
index 9ac83f8..92bd1a7 100644
--- a/pagure/lib/__init__.py
+++ b/pagure/lib/__init__.py
@@ -3490,7 +3490,7 @@ def could_be_text(text):
     try:
         text.decode('utf-8')
         return True
-    except UnicodeDecodeError:
+    except (UnicodeDecodeError, UnicodeEncodeError):
         return False