diff --git a/lib/extensions/zip.py b/lib/extensions/zip.py
index fedf8c655..eacf22603 100644
--- a/lib/extensions/zip.py
+++ b/lib/extensions/zip.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class Zip(InkstitchExtension):
                         svg.write(etree.tostring(document).decode('utf-8'))
                 elif format == 'threadlist':
                     output_file = os.path.join(path, "%s_%s.txt" % (base_file_name, _("threadlist")))
-                    output = open(output_file, 'w')
+                    output = open(output_file, 'w', encoding='utf-8')
                     output.write(self.get_threadlist(stitch_plan, base_file_name))
                     output.close()
                 else:
diff --git a/lib/threads/palette.py b/lib/threads/palette.py
index c5e3002c1..de7ed6f01 100644
--- a/lib/threads/palette.py
+++ b/lib/threads/palette.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class ThreadPalette(Set):
 
                     thread = ThreadColor(thread_color, thread_name, thread_number, manufacturer=self.name)
                     self.threads[thread] = convert_color(sRGBColor(*thread_color, is_upscaled=True), LabColor)
-                except ValueError:
+                except (ValueError, IndexError):
                     continue
 
     def __contains__(self, thread):
diff --git a/templates/embroider_settings.xml b/templates/embroider_settings.xml
index 450068b45..1c7bc966e 100644
--- a/templates/embroider_settings.xml
+++ b/templates/embroider_settings.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <inkscape-extension xmlns="http://www.inkscape.org/namespace/inkscape/extension">
-    <name>{% trans %}Settings{% endtrans %}</name>
+    <name>{% trans %}Preferences{% endtrans %}</name>
     <id>org.inkstitch.embroider_settings.{{ locale }}</id>
     <param name="extension" type="string" gui-hidden="true">embroider_settings</param>
     <effect needs-live-preview="false">