diff --git a/module/webui/utils.py b/module/webui/utils.py
index 7cd3a35..7f29131 100644
--- a/module/webui/utils.py
+++ b/module/webui/utils.py
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ def add_css(filepath):
 
 
 def _read(path):
-    with open(path, "r") as f:
+    with open(path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
         return f.read()