diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index f07a682..fbd7149 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ def get_hparams_from_dir(model_dir):
 
 
 def get_hparams_from_file(config_path):
-    with open(config_path, "r") as f:
+    with open(config_path, "r", encoding='utf-8') as f:
         data = f.read()
     config = json.loads(data)