diff --git a/lbrynet/daemon/Daemon.py b/lbrynet/daemon/Daemon.py
index f8a640937..4f4fc2090 100644
--- a/lbrynet/daemon/Daemon.py
+++ b/lbrynet/daemon/Daemon.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# coding=utf-8
 import binascii
 import logging.handlers
 import mimetypes