diff --git a/site.py b/site.py
index aac5d0c..d012da9 100644
--- a/site.py
+++ b/site.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from milla.dispatch import routing
 from webob import acceptparse
+import codecs
 import jinja2
 import milla
 import os
@@ -24,7 +25,8 @@ env = jinja2.Environment(
 )
 
 
-with open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'songquotes.yml')) as f:
+songquotes = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'songquotes.yml')
+with codecs.open(songquotes, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
     songquotes = yaml.load(f, Loader=YamlLoader)