diff --git a/aws.py b/aws.py
index 970fdd1..8e78bc7 100644
--- a/aws.py
+++ b/aws.py
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 
-# This Python file uses the following encoding: windows-1252
-# 
-
 import datetime, pysftp, codecs, re, time, json, traceback, csv, os
 import pandas as pd
 import boto3
@@ -197,12 +194,12 @@ def d(s,end=''):
     elif DEBUG: print(s)
 
 def clean_funny(str):
-    if str and str.encode('utf8') == ' ': return ''
+    if str and str.encode('utf8') == '�': return ''
     return str
 
 def clean_funny2(str):
     if str and str == '\xa0': return ''
-    if str and str == ' ': return ''
+    if str and str == '�': return ''
     return str