diff --git a/Scripts/Install-Service.ps1 b/Scripts/Install-Service.ps1
index 26bf47b561001b0d852d28dc058f390bfc569244..0c04dc92ddf05791dbf359d724a855807a99027e 100644
--- a/Scripts/Install-Service.ps1
+++ b/Scripts/Install-Service.ps1
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ function Copy-ServiceFiles {
         Copy-Item -Recurse -Force -Path "$ServiceName\*" -Destination $ServiceDir
         Copy-Item -Recurse -Force -Path "conf-example" -Destination $ServiceDir
         # create a dummy log file, so admins can already start watching it:
-        Out-File -FilePath $ServiceLog -InputObject "$($ServiceName) installed"
+        Out-File -FilePath $ServiceLog -InputObject "$($ServiceName) installed" -Encoding utf8
         Write-Host "[OK]" -Fore Green
     }
     catch {