diff --git a/headphones/librarysync.py b/headphones/librarysync.py
index ba246ff0e..c221d31e4 100644
--- a/headphones/librarysync.py
+++ b/headphones/librarysync.py
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
 from beets.mediafile import MediaFile, FileTypeError, UnreadableFileError
 from headphones import db, logger, helpers, importer, lastfm
 
+# encoding=utf8
+import sys
+reload(sys)
+sys.setdefaultencoding('utf8')
 
 # You can scan a single directory and append it to the current library by
 # specifying append=True, ArtistID and ArtistName.
diff --git a/headphones/searcher.py b/headphones/searcher.py
index 0dc81b546..8a2f8f304 100644
--- a/headphones/searcher.py
+++ b/headphones/searcher.py
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@
 from headphones import utorrent, transmission, notifiers, rutracker, deluge, qbittorrent
 from bencode import bencode, bdecode
 
+# encoding=utf8
+import sys
+reload(sys)
+sys.setdefaultencoding('utf8')
+
 # Magnet to torrent services, for Black hole. Stolen from CouchPotato.
 TORRENT_TO_MAGNET_SERVICES = [
     # 'https://zoink.it/torrent/%s.torrent',