diff --git a/synthDC/scripts/wrapperGen.py b/synthDC/scripts/wrapperGen.py
index 3a0984bc3..b570ad0c0 100755
--- a/synthDC/scripts/wrapperGen.py
+++ b/synthDC/scripts/wrapperGen.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ args=parser.parse_args()
 
 fin_path = glob.glob(f"{os.getenv('WALLY')}/src/**/{args.DESIGN}.sv",recursive=True)[0]
 
-fin = open(fin_path, "r")
+fin = open(fin_path, "r", encoding='utf-8')
 
 lines = fin.readlines()
 
@@ -70,4 +70,4 @@ fout.write(buf)
 fin.close()
 fout.close()
 
-#print(buf)
\ No newline at end of file
+#print(buf)