diff --git a/cheat/sheet.py b/cheat/sheet.py
index 5b27f21..81553a1 100644
--- a/cheat/sheet.py
+++ b/cheat/sheet.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import io
 import os
 import shutil
 
@@ -74,5 +75,5 @@ class Sheet:
         if not self.exists(sheet):
             Utils.die('No cheatsheet found for ' + sheet)
 
-        with open(self.path(sheet)) as cheatfile:
+        with io.open(self.path(sheet), encoding='utf-8') as cheatfile:
             return cheatfile.read()
diff --git a/cheat/sheets.py b/cheat/sheets.py
index 6f772d2..986003d 100644
--- a/cheat/sheets.py
+++ b/cheat/sheets.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import io
 import os
 
 from cheat.utils import Utils
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ class Sheets:
 
         for cheatsheet in sorted(self.get().items()):
             match = ''
-            for line in open(cheatsheet[1]):
+            for line in io.open(cheatsheet[1], encoding='utf-8'):
                 if term in line:
                     match += '  ' + self._utils.highlight(term, line)