diff --git a/organize/cli.py b/organize/cli.py
index d236179d..964ddb50 100644
--- a/organize/cli.py
+++ b/organize/cli.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def from_stdin(cls) -> "ConfigWithPath":
     def by_name_or_path(cls, name_or_path: Optional[str]) -> "ConfigWithPath":
         config_path = find_config(name_or_path=name_or_path)
         return cls(
-            config=config_path.read_text(),
+            config=config_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"),
             config_path=config_path,
         )