diff --git a/ankiqt/ui/main.py b/ankiqt/ui/main.py
index 54b2f28d6..657ce6291 100644
--- a/ankiqt/ui/main.py
+++ b/ankiqt/ui/main.py
@@ -1913,7 +1913,8 @@ day = :d""", d=yesterday)
 
     def setupSound(self):
         anki.sound.noiseProfile = os.path.join(
-            self.config.configPath, "noise.profile")
+            self.config.configPath, "noise.profile").\
+            encode(sys.getfilesystemencoding())
         anki.sound.checkForNoiseProfile()
 
     def onRepeatAudio(self):
diff --git a/ankiqt/ui/sound.py b/ankiqt/ui/sound.py
index 860d15326..c4acdc642 100644
--- a/ankiqt/ui/sound.py
+++ b/ankiqt/ui/sound.py
@@ -52,5 +52,5 @@ def recordNoiseProfile(parent):
         QApplication.instance().processEvents()
         time.sleep(0.1)
     r.stop()
-    generateNoiseProfile(r.wavFile())
+    generateNoiseProfile()
     mb.deleteLater()
diff --git a/designer/main.ui b/designer/main.ui
index 779fe17d0..16adfed3b 100644
--- a/designer/main.ui
+++ b/designer/main.ui
@@ -1865,6 +1865,10 @@
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="actionRecordNoiseProfile" >
+   <property name="icon" >
+    <iconset resource="../icons.qrc" >
+     <normaloff>:/icons/media-record.png</normaloff>:/icons/media-record.png</iconset>
+   </property>
    <property name="text" >
     <string>&amp;Record Noise Profile...</string>
    </property>