diff --git a/src/djlint/__init__.py b/src/djlint/__init__.py
index 8c27808..4a5abcc 100644
--- a/src/djlint/__init__.py
+++ b/src/djlint/__init__.py
@@ -228,7 +228,8 @@ def main(
 
     if temp_file and (config.reformat or config.check):
         # if using stdin, only give back formatted code.
-        echo(Path(temp_file.name).read_text(encoding="utf8").rstrip())
+        echo(Path(temp_file.name).read_text(encoding="utf8").rstrip().encode('utf8'))
+
 
     if temp_file:
         temp_file.close()