diff --git a/lib/payme/methods/generate_link.py b/lib/payme/methods/generate_link.py
index 454fa04..5590adf 100644
--- a/lib/payme/methods/generate_link.py
+++ b/lib/payme/methods/generate_link.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ def to_qrcode(self, path: str = 'qr-codes', filename: str = None, **kwargs):
         image_name = uuid.uuid4().hex if not filename else filename
         image_output_path = f'{path}/{image_name}.svg'
 
-        with open(image_output_path, 'w') as svg:
+        with open(image_output_path, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as svg:
             svg.write(message.split(',')[-1])
 
         return image_output_path