diff --git a/WELA.ps1 b/WELA.ps1
index 1c63dbb4..d683c25d 100644
--- a/WELA.ps1
+++ b/WELA.ps1
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Set the console encoding to UTF-8
 [Console]::OutputEncoding = [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8
+$PSDefaultParameterValues['Out-File:Encoding'] = 'utf8'
 
 # Step 1: Run the auditpol command using cmd.exe and redirect its output to a file
 $outputFilePath = "auditpol_output.txt"