diff --git a/bin/appscrolls b/bin/appscrolls
index c304fcf..493324c 100755
--- a/bin/appscrolls
+++ b/bin/appscrolls
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
 $:.push File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../lib'
 
+Encoding.default_external = Encoding::UTF_8 if RUBY_VERSION > '1.8.7'
+
 require 'rubygems'
 require 'appscrolls/command'
 
-AppScrollsScrolls::Command.start
\ No newline at end of file
+AppScrollsScrolls::Command.start
diff --git a/bin/scrolls b/bin/scrolls
index c304fcf..493324c 100755
--- a/bin/scrolls
+++ b/bin/scrolls
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
 $:.push File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../lib'
 
+Encoding.default_external = Encoding::UTF_8 if RUBY_VERSION > '1.8.7'
+
 require 'rubygems'
 require 'appscrolls/command'
 
-AppScrollsScrolls::Command.start
\ No newline at end of file
+AppScrollsScrolls::Command.start