diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 479c502c..d79d41f3 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import sys
 from src.http.http_server import http_server
 import traceback
 from src.http.routes.routeable import routeable
@@ -7,6 +8,18 @@
 import src.setup as setup
 from src.ui.start_ui import StartUI
 
+# Ensure sys.stdout and sys.stderr use UTF-8 encoding
+if hasattr(sys.stdout, "reconfigure"):
+    sys.stdout.reconfigure(encoding='utf-8')
+    sys.stderr.reconfigure(encoding='utf-8')
+
+# Configure logging to use the updated streams
+logging.basicConfig(
+    level=logging.INFO,
+    format="%(asctime)s %(levelname)s: %(message)s",
+    handlers=[logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)]
+)
+
 def main():
     try:
         config, language_info = setup.initialise(