diff --git a/run_report.py b/run_report.py
index e640595..0e786e7 100644
--- a/run_report.py
+++ b/run_report.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def execute_all_tasks(tasks):
 
 
 def get_task_points(dir):
-    with open(Path(dir, 'description.txt')) as f_in:
+    with open(Path(dir, 'description.txt'), encoding='utf-8') as f_in:
         lines = f_in.readlines()
         points = int([x for x in lines if x.startswith('POINTS')][0].split(' ')[-1].rstrip())
         return points