diff --git a/kiauh.py b/kiauh.py
index 85e041c..ff930a4 100644
--- a/kiauh.py
+++ b/kiauh.py
@@ -9,13 +9,7 @@
 #  This file may be distributed under the terms of the GNU GPLv3 license  #
 # ======================================================================= #
 
-import io
-import sys
-
 from kiauh.main import main
 
-# ensure that all output is utf-8 encoded
-sys.stdout = io.TextIOWrapper(sys.stdout.buffer, encoding="utf-8")
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()
diff --git a/kiauh/main.py b/kiauh/main.py
index 7844505..e3e635c 100644
--- a/kiauh/main.py
+++ b/kiauh/main.py
@@ -6,15 +6,24 @@
 #                                                                         #
 #  This file may be distributed under the terms of the GNU GPLv3 license  #
 # ======================================================================= #
+import io
+import sys
 
 from core.logger import Logger
 from core.menus.main_menu import MainMenu
 from core.settings.kiauh_settings import KiauhSettings
 
 
+def ensure_encoding() -> None:
+    if sys.stdout.encoding == "UTF-8" or not isinstance(sys.stdout, io.TextIOWrapper):
+        return
+    sys.stdout.reconfigure(encoding="utf-8")
+
+
 def main() -> None:
     try:
         KiauhSettings()
+        ensure_encoding()
         MainMenu().run()
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         Logger.print_ok("\nHappy printing!\n", prefix=False)