diff --git a/modules/gui/pymod/scene/remote.py b/modules/gui/pymod/scene/remote.py
index cab9165a8c2a2e32f5820d5061efe1913a35f9d1..3f4459914957e68e201f163d6a880726fd51102a 100644
--- a/modules/gui/pymod/scene/remote.py
+++ b/modules/gui/pymod/scene/remote.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class RemoteLoader(QtWidgets.QWidget):
     self._load.setText('load from %s  ' % name)
 
   def _ToggleRepo(self, action):
-    self._current_repo = str(action.data().toString())
+    self._current_repo = str(action.data())
     self._UpdateLoadButton(self._current_repo)