diff --git a/lib/helper.py b/lib/helper.py
index 07d2948..17f1bcb 100644
--- a/lib/helper.py
+++ b/lib/helper.py
@@ -214,14 +214,14 @@ def __init__(self, execution=None, display_name=None, description=None, icon_pat
     startupinfo.dwFlags |= subprocess.STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW
     output, err = subprocess.Popen(["powershell.exe",
                                     "-noprofile",
-                                    "chcp 65001 >$null; Get-AppxPackage | ConvertTo-Json"],
+                                    "chcp 65001 >$null; [Console]::OutputEncoding = [System.Text.UTF8Encoding]::new(); Get-AppxPackage | ConvertTo-Json"],
                                     stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                                     universal_newlines=False,
                                     shell=False,
                                     startupinfo=startupinfo).communicate()
 
     catalog = []
-    packages = json.loads(output.decode("utf8"))
+    packages = json.loads(output.decode("utf8", "replace"))
     for package in packages:
         p = AppXPackage(package)
         apps = p.apps()
diff --git a/windowsapps.py b/windowsapps.py
index 4eab973..f3c5787 100644
--- a/windowsapps.py
+++ b/windowsapps.py
@@ -166,14 +166,14 @@ def on_catalog(self):
         startupinfo.dwFlags |= subprocess.STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW
         output, err = subprocess.Popen(["powershell.exe",
                                         "-noprofile",
-                                        "chcp 65001 >$null; Get-AppxPackage | ConvertTo-Json"],
+                                        "chcp 65001 >$null; [Console]::OutputEncoding = [System.Text.UTF8Encoding]::new(); Get-AppxPackage | ConvertTo-Json"],
                                        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                                        universal_newlines=False,
                                        shell=False,
                                        startupinfo=startupinfo).communicate()
 
         catalog = []
-        packages = json.loads(output.decode("utf8"))
+        packages = json.loads(output.decode("utf8", "replace"))
         for package in packages:
             try:
                 catalog.extend(self._create_catalog_item(package))