diff --git a/create_repo.py b/create_repo.py
index 352be9b..f4b8658 100644
--- a/create_repo.py
+++ b/create_repo.py
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ def run_command(command):
             shell=True,
             stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
             stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
-            text=True
+            text=True,
+            encoding='utf-8',
+            errors='replace'
         )
         if result.stdout:
             print(result.stdout.strip())