diff --git a/base_telegram_inference_bot.py b/base_telegram_inference_bot.py
index 4844d9a..cc0d136 100644
--- a/base_telegram_inference_bot.py
+++ b/base_telegram_inference_bot.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class BaseTelegramInferenceBot(ABC):
 
     @staticmethod
     def load_system_prompt():
-        with open(os.environ.get("SYSTEM_PROMPT_PATH"), "r") as file:
+        with open(os.environ.get("SYSTEM_PROMPT_PATH"), "r", encoding="utf-8") as file:
             return file.read().strip()
 
     @staticmethod