diff --git a/test_ltc_serial.py b/test_ltc_serial.py
index 464a52b..d1b84bf 100644
--- a/test_ltc_serial.py
+++ b/test_ltc_serial.py
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import sys
+if hasattr(sys.stdout, "reconfigure"):
+    sys.stdout.reconfigure(encoding='utf-8')
+
 import serial
 import re