diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index 51f7433..ca1b94b 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ async def init_db(self) -> None:
             f"{os.path.realpath(os.path.dirname(__file__))}/database/database.db"
         ) as db:
             with open(
-                f"{os.path.realpath(os.path.dirname(__file__))}/database/schema.sql"
+                f"{os.path.realpath(os.path.dirname(__file__))}/database/schema.sql",
+                encoding = "utf-8"
             ) as file:
                 await db.executescript(file.read())
             await db.commit()