diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 17f7178..cac6c43 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ GitStats.record = function (data, callback) {
  * @return {GitStats} The `GitStats` object.
  */
 GitStats.get = function (callback) {
-    ReadJson(STORE_PATH, "utf-8", function (err, data) {
+    ReadJson(STORE_PATH, function (err, data) {
 
         if (err && err.code === "ENOENT") {
            return GitStats.save({}, function (err) {