diff --git a/src/Utils.ps1 b/src/Utils.ps1
index 5e138cdbe..193fa938e 100644
--- a/src/Utils.ps1
+++ b/src/Utils.ps1
@@ -32,16 +32,13 @@ function Invoke-Utf8ConsoleCommand([ScriptBlock]$cmd) {
         # A native executable that writes to stderr AND has its stderr redirected will generate non-terminating
         # error records if the user has set $ErrorActionPreference to Stop. Override that value in this scope.
         $ErrorActionPreference = 'Continue'
-        if ($currentEncoding.IsSingleByte) {
-            try { [Console]::OutputEncoding = [Text.Encoding]::UTF8 } catch [System.IO.IOException] {}
-        }
+        
+        try { [Console]::OutputEncoding = [Text.Encoding]::UTF8 } catch [System.IO.IOException] {}
         & $cmd
     }
     finally {
-        if ($currentEncoding.IsSingleByte) {
-            try { [Console]::OutputEncoding = $currentEncoding } catch [System.IO.IOException] {}
-        }
-
+        try { [Console]::OutputEncoding = $currentEncoding } catch [System.IO.IOException] {}
+        
         # Clear out stderr output that was added to the $Error collection, putting those errors in a module variable
         if ($global:Error.Count -gt $errorCount) {
             $numNewErrors = $global:Error.Count - $errorCount