diff --git a/src/libprs500/ebooks/lrf/pylrs/pylrf.py b/src/libprs500/ebooks/lrf/pylrs/pylrf.py
index 95955d53c5..ab711f2502 100644
--- a/src/libprs500/ebooks/lrf/pylrs/pylrf.py
+++ b/src/libprs500/ebooks/lrf/pylrs/pylrf.py
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ TAG_INFO = dict(
         Box             = (0xF5C6, LINE_TYPE_ENCODING, writeWord),
         BoxEnd          = (0xF5C7,),
         Space           = (0xF5CA, writeSignedWord),
-        textstring      = (0xF5CC, writeUnicode),  # when is this used?
+        textstring      = (0xF5CC, writeUnicode), 
         Plot            = (0xF5D1, "<HHII"),        
         CR              = (0xF5D2,),
         RegisterFont    = (0xF5D8, writeDWord),
diff --git a/src/libprs500/ebooks/lrf/pylrs/pylrs.py b/src/libprs500/ebooks/lrf/pylrs/pylrs.py
index 24856fa0f1..115a2a970c 100644
--- a/src/libprs500/ebooks/lrf/pylrs/pylrs.py
+++ b/src/libprs500/ebooks/lrf/pylrs/pylrs.py
@@ -1654,7 +1654,10 @@ class Text(LrsContainer):
 
     def toLrfContainer(self, lrfWriter, parent):
         if self.text:
-            parent.appendLrfTag(LrfTag("rawtext", self.text))
+            if isinstance(self.text, str):
+                parent.appendLrfTag(LrfTag("rawtext", self.text))
+            else:
+                parent.appendLrfTag(LrfTag("textstring", self.text))
 
 
 class CR(LrsSimpleChar1, LrsContainer):