diff --git a/core/__init__.py b/core/__init__.py
index a9d2a1e9..50ffc928 100644
--- a/core/__init__.py
+++ b/core/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# coding=utf-8
 import locale
 import os
 import re
diff --git a/core/autoProcess/__init__.py b/core/autoProcess/__init__.py
index e69de29b..bf893c06 100644
--- a/core/autoProcess/__init__.py
+++ b/core/autoProcess/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# coding=utf-8
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/databases/__init__.py b/core/databases/__init__.py
index 96661806..737828fb 100644
--- a/core/databases/__init__.py
+++ b/core/databases/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+# coding=utf-8
 __all__ = ["mainDB"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/databases/mainDB.py b/core/databases/mainDB.py
index 89b89529..71c1e3b2 100644
--- a/core/databases/mainDB.py
+++ b/core/databases/mainDB.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# coding=utf-8
 import core
 from core import logger, nzbToMediaDB
 from core.nzbToMediaUtil import backupVersionedFile
@@ -5,6 +6,7 @@ from core.nzbToMediaUtil import backupVersionedFile
 MIN_DB_VERSION = 1  # oldest db version we support migrating from
 MAX_DB_VERSION = 2
 
+
 def backupDatabase(version):
     logger.info("Backing up database before upgrade")
     if not backupVersionedFile(nzbToMediaDB.dbFilename(), version):
diff --git a/core/extractor/__init__.py b/core/extractor/__init__.py
index e69de29b..bf893c06 100644
--- a/core/extractor/__init__.py
+++ b/core/extractor/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# coding=utf-8
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/extractor/extractor.py b/core/extractor/extractor.py
index 92faf7be..68d5e6df 100644
--- a/core/extractor/extractor.py
+++ b/core/extractor/extractor.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# coding=utf-8
 import os
 import platform
 import shutil
diff --git a/core/gh_api.py b/core/gh_api.py
index abdf8b1d..8da2a794 100644
--- a/core/gh_api.py
+++ b/core/gh_api.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# coding=utf-8
 import json
 import requests
 
diff --git a/core/linktastic/__init__.py b/core/linktastic/__init__.py
index e69de29b..bf893c06 100644
--- a/core/linktastic/__init__.py
+++ b/core/linktastic/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# coding=utf-8
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/linktastic/linktastic.py b/core/linktastic/linktastic.py
index 408bbc2e..9d981b57 100644
--- a/core/linktastic/linktastic.py
+++ b/core/linktastic/linktastic.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# coding=utf-8
 # Linktastic Module
 # - A python2/3 compatible module that can create hardlinks/symlinks on windows-based systems
 #
diff --git a/core/logger.py b/core/logger.py
index 671bfc04..0b8a5446 100644
--- a/core/logger.py
+++ b/core/logger.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# coding=utf-8
 from __future__ import with_statement
 
 import os
diff --git a/core/nzbToMediaAutoFork.py b/core/nzbToMediaAutoFork.py
index 966b453f..f5140228 100644
--- a/core/nzbToMediaAutoFork.py
+++ b/core/nzbToMediaAutoFork.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# coding=utf-8
 import urllib
 import core
 import requests
diff --git a/core/nzbToMediaConfig.py b/core/nzbToMediaConfig.py
index c5c14512..40a48b2b 100644
--- a/core/nzbToMediaConfig.py
+++ b/core/nzbToMediaConfig.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# coding=utf-8
 import os
 import shutil
 import copy
diff --git a/core/nzbToMediaDB.py b/core/nzbToMediaDB.py
index 2c3335e7..9ca856d5 100644
--- a/core/nzbToMediaDB.py
+++ b/core/nzbToMediaDB.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# coding=utf-8
 from __future__ import with_statement
 
 import re
diff --git a/core/nzbToMediaSceneExceptions.py b/core/nzbToMediaSceneExceptions.py
index 91796582..7eedd7a0 100644
--- a/core/nzbToMediaSceneExceptions.py
+++ b/core/nzbToMediaSceneExceptions.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# coding=utf-8
 import os
 import re
 import core
diff --git a/core/nzbToMediaUserScript.py b/core/nzbToMediaUserScript.py
index 5d07ab0b..6acc0169 100644
--- a/core/nzbToMediaUserScript.py
+++ b/core/nzbToMediaUserScript.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# coding=utf-8
 import os
 import core
 from subprocess import Popen
diff --git a/core/nzbToMediaUtil.py b/core/nzbToMediaUtil.py
index 3dad6577..53bdf27a 100644
--- a/core/nzbToMediaUtil.py
+++ b/core/nzbToMediaUtil.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# coding=utf-8
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import os
 import re
diff --git a/core/synchronousdeluge/__init__.py b/core/synchronousdeluge/__init__.py
index d7edfe22..6155881f 100644
--- a/core/synchronousdeluge/__init__.py
+++ b/core/synchronousdeluge/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# coding=utf-8
 """A synchronous implementation of the Deluge RPC protocol
    based on gevent-deluge by Christopher Rosell.
    
diff --git a/core/synchronousdeluge/client.py b/core/synchronousdeluge/client.py
index f35663e4..b4228d83 100644
--- a/core/synchronousdeluge/client.py
+++ b/core/synchronousdeluge/client.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# coding=utf-8
 import os
 import platform
 
diff --git a/core/synchronousdeluge/exceptions.py b/core/synchronousdeluge/exceptions.py
index da6cf022..ff622cb1 100644
--- a/core/synchronousdeluge/exceptions.py
+++ b/core/synchronousdeluge/exceptions.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# coding=utf-8
 __all__ = ["DelugeRPCError"]
 
 class DelugeRPCError(Exception):
diff --git a/core/synchronousdeluge/protocol.py b/core/synchronousdeluge/protocol.py
index 756d4dfc..9af38b4d 100644
--- a/core/synchronousdeluge/protocol.py
+++ b/core/synchronousdeluge/protocol.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# coding=utf-8
 __all__ = ["DelugeRPCRequest", "DelugeRPCResponse"]
 
 class DelugeRPCRequest(object):
diff --git a/core/synchronousdeluge/rencode.py b/core/synchronousdeluge/rencode.py
index a0a6eec3..0f6ca1ec 100644
--- a/core/synchronousdeluge/rencode.py
+++ b/core/synchronousdeluge/rencode.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-
+# coding=utf-8
 """
 rencode -- Web safe object pickling/unpickling.
 
diff --git a/core/synchronousdeluge/transfer.py b/core/synchronousdeluge/transfer.py
index 27982fab..0f39bcab 100644
--- a/core/synchronousdeluge/transfer.py
+++ b/core/synchronousdeluge/transfer.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# coding=utf-8
 import zlib
 import struct
 import socket
diff --git a/core/transcoder/__init__.py b/core/transcoder/__init__.py
index 1f47cffe..b1629751 100644
--- a/core/transcoder/__init__.py
+++ b/core/transcoder/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+# coding=utf-8
 __author__ = 'Justin'
diff --git a/core/transcoder/transcoder.py b/core/transcoder/transcoder.py
index a3e536f5..622b5f08 100644
--- a/core/transcoder/transcoder.py
+++ b/core/transcoder/transcoder.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# coding=utf-8
 import errno
 import os
 import platform
diff --git a/core/transmissionrpc/six.py b/core/transmissionrpc/six.py
index 836d516c..b73b777a 100644
--- a/core/transmissionrpc/six.py
+++ b/core/transmissionrpc/six.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# coding=utf-8
 """Utilities for writing code that runs on Python 2 and 3"""
 
 # Copyright (c) 2010-2013 Benjamin Peterson
diff --git a/core/utorrent/__init__.py b/core/utorrent/__init__.py
index e69de29b..bf893c06 100644
--- a/core/utorrent/__init__.py
+++ b/core/utorrent/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# coding=utf-8
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/utorrent/upload.py b/core/utorrent/upload.py
index 9886c3ec..8a72306a 100644
--- a/core/utorrent/upload.py
+++ b/core/utorrent/upload.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# coding=utf-8
 #code copied from http://www.doughellmann.com/PyMOTW/urllib2/
 
 import itertools
diff --git a/core/versionCheck.py b/core/versionCheck.py
index 5066a3e9..773a7f25 100644
--- a/core/versionCheck.py
+++ b/core/versionCheck.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# coding=utf-8
 # Author: Nic Wolfe <nic@wolfeden.ca>
 # Modified by: echel0n