diff --git a/usr/lib/hypnotix/common.py b/usr/lib/hypnotix/common.py
index f2c6ac0..2bf1347 100755
--- a/usr/lib/hypnotix/common.py
+++ b/usr/lib/hypnotix/common.py
@@ -179,7 +179,8 @@ def get_playlist(self, provider, refresh=False) -> bool:
                         # Set stream blocks
                         block_bytes = int(4 * 1024 * 1024)  # 4 MB
 
-                        with open(provider.path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as file:
+                        response.encoding = response.encoding or response.apparent_encoding or "utf-8"
+                        with open(provider.path, "w", encoding=response.encoding) as file:
                             # Grab data by block_bytes
                             for data in response.iter_content(block_bytes, decode_unicode=True):
                                 downloaded_bytes += block_bytes