diff --git a/src/browser.py b/src/browser.py
index da7437164..89d865c0e 100644
--- a/src/browser.py
+++ b/src/browser.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
 import webbrowser
 import sys
 webbrowser.open(sys.argv[1])
diff --git a/src/core.py b/src/core.py
index 6cb34ed0c..162239636 100644
--- a/src/core.py
+++ b/src/core.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # core.py
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2006 Alon Zakai ('Kripken') <kripkensteiner@gmail.com>
diff --git a/src/deluge_stats.py b/src/deluge_stats.py
index 5cc3f6f98..29b1bd5b0 100644
--- a/src/deluge_stats.py
+++ b/src/deluge_stats.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-# 
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Copyright (C) 2006 Alon Zakai ('Kripken') <kripkensteiner@gmail.com>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
diff --git a/src/dgtk.py b/src/dgtk.py
index ffb17124f..64f89c338 100644
--- a/src/dgtk.py
+++ b/src/dgtk.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # dgtk.py
 #
 # Copyright (C) Zach Tibbitts 2006 <zach@collegegeek.org>
diff --git a/src/dialogs.py b/src/dialogs.py
index cec540b66..fde87b824 100644
--- a/src/dialogs.py
+++ b/src/dialogs.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # dialogs.py
 #
 # Copyright (C) Zach Tibbitts 2006 <zach@collegegeek.org>
diff --git a/src/files.py b/src/files.py
index 16b627ae3..be5237f1c 100644
--- a/src/files.py
+++ b/src/files.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 #
 # files.py
 #
diff --git a/src/interface.py b/src/interface.py
index bedbf5851..d0980abe1 100644
--- a/src/interface.py
+++ b/src/interface.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 #
 # interface.py
 #
diff --git a/src/ipc_manager.py b/src/ipc_manager.py
index 680ed3df3..615a3716a 100644
--- a/src/ipc_manager.py
+++ b/src/ipc_manager.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # ipc_manager.py
 #
 # Copyright (C) Zach Tibbitts 2006 <zach@collegegeek.org>
diff --git a/src/plugins.py b/src/plugins.py
index af9c3ab56..9c8610901 100644
--- a/src/plugins.py
+++ b/src/plugins.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 #
 # delugeplugins.py
 #
diff --git a/src/pref.py b/src/pref.py
index 9f61ca6a4..2b56dbe76 100644
--- a/src/pref.py
+++ b/src/pref.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # pref.py
 #
 # Copyright (C) Zach Tibbitts 2006 <zach@collegegeek.org>