diff --git a/core.py b/core.py
index 1871597d..9a20d028 100644
--- a/core.py
+++ b/core.py
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 # Get TTS Voices -> https://speech.platform.bing.com/consumer/speech/synthesize/readaloud/voices/list?trustedclienttoken=6A5AA1D4EAFF4E9FB37E23D68491D6F4
 @lru_cache(maxsize=1)  # Cache only one result since the file is static
 def load_voices_data():
-    with open(os.path.join("rvc", "lib", "tools", "tts_voices.json")) as f:
-        return json.load(f)
+    with open(os.path.join("rvc", "lib", "tools", "tts_voices.json"), "r", encoding="utf-8") as file:
+        return json.load(file)
 
 
 voices_data = load_voices_data()
diff --git a/tabs/tts/tts.py b/tabs/tts/tts.py
index abc04c83..225e1fcd 100644
--- a/tabs/tts/tts.py
+++ b/tabs/tts/tts.py
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@
 
 i18n = I18nAuto()
 
-json_path = os.path.join("rvc", "lib", "tools", "tts_voices.json")
 default_weight = random.choice(names) if names else ""
 
-with open(json_path, "r") as file:
+with open(os.path.join("rvc", "lib", "tools", "tts_voices.json"), "r", encoding="utf-8") as file:
     tts_voices_data = json.load(file)
 
 short_names = [voice.get("ShortName", "") for voice in tts_voices_data]