diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 23e1765..a2064dc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,3 +19,7 @@ docs/_build
 *ehthumbs.db
 *Icon?
 *Thumbs.db
+
+# Virtual Env        #
+######################
+venv
diff --git a/spec_parser/spec_parser.py b/spec_parser/spec_parser.py
index 079bfdd..4168dae 100644
--- a/spec_parser/spec_parser.py
+++ b/spec_parser/spec_parser.py
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ def get_text(self, fname: str) -> Optional[str]:
             self.logger(f"No such file exists: '{fname}'")
             return None
 
-        with open(fname, "r") as f:
+        with open(fname, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
             inp = f.read()
 
         return inp