diff --git a/mediagoblin/edit/views.py b/mediagoblin/edit/views.py
index 6d3e684b..33643bf8 100644
--- a/mediagoblin/edit/views.py
+++ b/mediagoblin/edit/views.py
@@ -580,10 +580,13 @@ def edit_metadata(request, media):
          'media':media})
 
 
+from mediagoblin.tools.subtitles import get_path
+
 @require_active_login
 @path_subtitle
 def custom_subtitles(request,path=None):
     form = forms.CustomizeSubtitlesForm(request.form)
+    path = get_path(path)
     return render_to_response(
         request,
         "mediagoblin/edit/custom_subtitles.html",
diff --git a/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/user_pages/media.html b/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/user_pages/media.html
index a44f6377..3d28cf76 100644
--- a/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/user_pages/media.html
+++ b/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/user_pages/media.html
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
           <li>
               <a href="{{ request.urlgen('mediagoblin.edit.custom_subtitles',
                           path=subtitle.filepath) }}">
-              {{- subtitle.filepath -}} 
+              {{- subtitle.name -}} 
           </li>
         {%- endfor %}
       </ul>
diff --git a/mediagoblin/tools/subtitles.py b/mediagoblin/tools/subtitles.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7002cdfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mediagoblin/tools/subtitles.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import ast
+
+def get_path(path):
+	"""
+    Converting the path of the form
+    x = u'[ "A","B","C" ," D"]'
+    to
+    x = ["A", "B", "C", "D"] 
+    """
+	return ast.literal_eval(path)
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