diff --git a/LinkedInt.cfg b/LinkedInt.cfg
index 28cdf94..755df71 100644
--- a/LinkedInt.cfg
+++ b/LinkedInt.cfg
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 [API_KEYS]
-hunter = 
+hunter = ""
 
 [CREDS]
 linkedin_username = 
-linkedin_password = 
-
+linkedin_password = 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/LinkedInt.py b/LinkedInt.py
index da2adca..212fb75 100644
--- a/LinkedInt.py
+++ b/LinkedInt.py
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ def authenticate():
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     print("")
-    a = open(baseDir + "banner.txt","r")
+    a = open(baseDir + "banner.txt","r", encoding="utf-8")
     print(a.read())
     a.close()
     print("")