diff --git a/legendary/cli.py b/legendary/cli.py
index 79cd730..c66a2d1 100644
--- a/legendary/cli.py
+++ b/legendary/cli.py
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ logger = logging.getLogger('cli')
 
 class LegendaryCLI:
     def __init__(self, override_config=None, api_timeout=None):
+        if not stdout.isatty():
+            stdout.reconfigure(encoding='utf-8')
         self.core = LegendaryCore(override_config, timeout=api_timeout)
         self.logger = logging.getLogger('cli')
         self.logging_queue = None