diff --git a/oml/item/api.py b/oml/item/api.py
index 4493233..6385e7f 100644
--- a/oml/item/api.py
+++ b/oml/item/api.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import json
 import hashlib
 import os
+import unicodedata
 
 from sqlalchemy.orm import load_only
 from sqlalchemy.sql.expression import text
@@ -211,6 +212,7 @@ def autocomplete(data):
     qs = qs.filter(models.Find.item_id.in_(items))
     if data['value']:
         value = data['value'].lower()
+        value = unicodedata.normalize('NFKD', value)
         qs = qs.filter(models.Find.key.is_(data['key']))
         if op == '=':
             qs = qs.filter(models.Find.findvalue.contains(value))
diff --git a/oml/item/models.py b/oml/item/models.py
index 959979a..f936838 100644
--- a/oml/item/models.py
+++ b/oml/item/models.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from .icons import icons
 from .person import get_sort_name, Person
 from queryparser import Parser
 from settings import config
-from utils import remove_empty_folders, get_ratio
+from utils import remove_empty_folders, get_ratio, same_path
 from websocket import trigger_event
 import db
 import media
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ class File(db.Model):
             new_path = os.path.join(first, author, filename)
             if current_path == os.path.join(prefix, new_path):
                 break
-        if unicodedata.normalize('NFD', self.path) != unicodedata.normalize('NFD', new_path):
+        if not same_path(self.path, new_path):
             path = os.path.join(prefix, new_path)
             ox.makedirs(os.path.dirname(path))
             mode = 0o644
diff --git a/oml/item/scan.py b/oml/item/scan.py
index 8001989..c8c7a5a 100644
--- a/oml/item/scan.py
+++ b/oml/item/scan.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import ox
 from changelog import add_record
 from item.models import File, Item
 from user.models import List
-from utils import remove_empty_folders
+from utils import remove_empty_folders, same_path
 from websocket import trigger_event
 import db
 import media
@@ -132,8 +132,6 @@ def collect_books(prefix, status=None):
     logger.debug('found %s books', len(books))
     return books
 
-def nfd_same(f1, f2):
-    return unicodedata.normalize('NFD', f1) == unicodedata.normalize('NFD', f2)
 
 def run_scan():
     logger.debug('run_scan')
@@ -155,7 +153,7 @@ def run_scan():
                 if file:
                     f1 = file.fullpath()
                     f2 = os.path.join(prefix, f)
-                    if not nfd_same(f1, f2) and os.path.exists(f1) and os.path.exists(f2):
+                    if not same_path(f1, f2) and os.path.exists(f1) and os.path.exists(f2):
                         logger.debug('file exists in multiple locations %s', id)
                         logger.debug('"%s" vs "%s"', f1, f2)
                         os.chmod(f2, stat.S_IWRITE)
@@ -166,7 +164,7 @@ def run_scan():
                     if file:
                         f1 = file.fullpath()
                         f2 = os.path.join(prefix, f)
-                        if not nfd_same(f1, f2) and os.path.exists(f1) and os.path.exists(f2):
+                        if not same_path(f1, f2) and os.path.exists(f1) and os.path.exists(f2):
                             logger.debug('"%s" vs "%s"', f1, f2)
                             os.chmod(f2, stat.S_IWRITE)
                             os.unlink(f2)
diff --git a/oml/utils.py b/oml/utils.py
index 99433ba..7a2047f 100644
--- a/oml/utils.py
+++ b/oml/utils.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import stdnum.isbn
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import time
+import unicodedata
 
 import ox
 from OpenSSL.crypto import (
@@ -462,3 +463,6 @@ def iexists(path):
         return False
     files = {os.path.basename(f).lower() for f in files}
     return name in files
+
+def same_path(f1, f2):
+    return unicodedata.normalize('NFC', f1) == unicodedata.normalize('NFC', f2)