diff --git a/SearchAccountPayee.py b/SearchAccountPayee.py
index a75742d..00a0f08 100644
--- a/SearchAccountPayee.py
+++ b/SearchAccountPayee.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def get_info(filename, search_key):
     # if isinstance(search_key, str):
     #     search_key = [search_key]
 
-    with open(filename) as file:
+    with open(filename, encoding="utf-8") as file:
         content = file.read()
 
     result = re.findall(r'^{} (.+)$'.format(search_key), content, re.M)
diff --git a/autom_transaction_gutter.py b/autom_transaction_gutter.py
index 20222bb..ff2bfab 100644
--- a/autom_transaction_gutter.py
+++ b/autom_transaction_gutter.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 import sublime_plugin
 
 import re
-import threading
 
 from . import utils
 from. import ledger_regex
@@ -550,7 +549,7 @@ def get_automatic_transactions(filename):
         The automatic transactions defined in the file.
     """
     # Read file content
-    with open(filename) as file:
+    with open(filename, encoding="utf-8") as file:
         content = file.read()
 
     # Find all autom. transactions