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diff --git a/searx/__init__.py b/searx/__init__.py
index d277570bb..b1010f25f 100644
--- a/searx/__init__.py
+++ b/searx/__init__.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import certifi
import logging
from os import environ
from os.path import realpath, dirname, join, abspath, isfile
+from io import open
from ssl import OPENSSL_VERSION_INFO, OPENSSL_VERSION
try:
from yaml import load
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ if not settings_path:
raise Exception('settings.yml not found')
# load settings
-with open(settings_path, 'rb') as settings_yaml:
+with open(settings_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as settings_yaml:
settings = load(settings_yaml)
'''