diff --git a/Python + Virtualenv.sublime-build b/Python + Virtualenv.sublime-build
index a923caf..00c2e9b 100644
--- a/Python + Virtualenv.sublime-build	
+++ b/Python + Virtualenv.sublime-build	
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
     "target": "virtualenv_exec",
     "shell_cmd": "python -u \"$file\"",
     "file_regex": "^[ ]*File \"(...*?)\", line ([0-9]*)",
-    "selector": "source.python"
+    "selector": "source.python",
+    "env": {"PYTHONIOENCODING": "utf-8"}
 }