diff --git a/local/proxy.py b/local/proxy.py
index 12da8431..bf4af516 100644
--- a/local/proxy.py
+++ b/local/proxy.py
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@
 import os
 import glob
 
+default_encoding = 'utf-8'
+if sys.getdefaultencoding() != default_encoding:
+    reload(sys)
+    sys.setdefaultencoding(default_encoding)
+
 sys.dont_write_bytecode = True
 sys.path += glob.glob('%s/*.egg' % os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))