diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index 6d9fa5f..b0a36f9 100755
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class Bot(Bot):
 	)
 
 	def __init__(self, **kwargs):
-		with open('data/config.py') as f:
+		with open('data/config.py', encoding='utf-8') as f:
 			config = eval(f.read(), {})
 
 		super().__init__(config=config, **kwargs)