1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/packages/meshbay-hub/tests/test_client_version_gate.py b/packages/meshbay-hub/tests/test_client_version_gate.py
index 4dc9b98..91cb99a 100644
--- a/packages/meshbay-hub/tests/test_client_version_gate.py
+++ b/packages/meshbay-hub/tests/test_client_version_gate.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pytestmark = pytest.mark.skipif(
 
 
 def _lift(name: str) -> str:
-    src = MAIN.read_text()
+    src = MAIN.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
     cut = src[src.index(name):]
     return cut[:cut.index("\n}\n") + 2]
 
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ out.compare = [
   compareVersions('nonsense', '1.1.0'),
 ];
 console.log(JSON.stringify(out));
-""")
-    proc = subprocess.run(["node", str(script)], capture_output=True, text=True)
+""", encoding="utf-8")
+    proc = subprocess.run(["node", str(script)], capture_output=True, text=True, encoding="utf-8")
     assert proc.returncode == 0, proc.stderr
     return json.loads(proc.stdout)
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def test_a_first_run_with_no_hub_yet_is_not_stopped(tmp_path):
 def test_the_gate_runs_before_the_window_is_built():
     """A window that opens and then cannot connect is the failure this
     replaces, so the order is the whole point."""
-    src = MAIN.read_text()
+    src = MAIN.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
     ready = src[src.index("app.whenReady().then("):]
     ready = ready[:ready.index("createWindow();")]
     assert "await refuseIfTooOld()" in ready, (