diff --git a/json-checker.py b/json-checker.py
index a6c1317f..60a75649 100644
--- a/json-checker.py
+++ b/json-checker.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import argparse
 
 def check_json_syntax(file_path):
     try:
-        with open(file_path, 'r') as file:
+        with open(file_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as file:
             json_str = file.read()
             json.loads(json_str)
             print(f"[ OK ] {file_path}")