--- /src/base/sixext.py	2015-06-16 16:40:00.369392772 +0530
+++ sixext.py	2015-07-31 15:36:08.011051408 +0530
@@ -110,11 +110,11 @@
 
 
     def to_string_utf8(s):
-        return s.decode("utf-8")
+        return s.decode("utf-8", 'ignore')
 
 
     def to_string_latin(s):
-        return s.decode("latin-1")
+        return s.decode("latin-1", 'ignore')
 
 
     def to_unicode(s, enc=None):