diff --git a/testing/test_terminal.py b/testing/test_terminal.py
index cf0faf5c3..35981b568 100644
--- a/testing/test_terminal.py
+++ b/testing/test_terminal.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# encoding: utf-8
 """
 terminal reporting of the full testing process.
 """