diff --git a/custom_libs/subliminal_patch/providers/embeddedsubtitles.py b/custom_libs/subliminal_patch/providers/embeddedsubtitles.py
index 1c1a99f7d..002f439b7 100644
--- a/custom_libs/subliminal_patch/providers/embeddedsubtitles.py
+++ b/custom_libs/subliminal_patch/providers/embeddedsubtitles.py
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ def _clean_ass_subtitles(path, output_path):
 
     logger.debug("Cleaned lines: %d", abs(len(lines) - len(clean_lines)))
 
-    with open(output_path, "w") as f:
+    with open(output_path, "w", encoding="utf-8", errors="ignore") as f:
         f.writelines(clean_lines)
         logger.debug("Lines written to output path: %s", output_path)