diff --git a/bazarr/main.py b/bazarr/main.py
index 627745dd8..5da44edb4 100644
--- a/bazarr/main.py
+++ b/bazarr/main.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# coding=utf-8
+
 bazarr_version = '0.7.1'
 
 import gc