diff --git a/install.py b/install.py
index 82829df..d6d1546 100644
--- a/install.py
+++ b/install.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def _get_default_profile_folder(firefox_root):
     print(f"Reading {config_path}...")
 
     config_parser = ConfigParser(strict=False)
-    config_parser.read(config_path)
+    config_parser.read(config_path, encoding = "utf8")
 
     path = None
     for section in config_parser.sections():