diff --git a/pandora_server/lib/PandoraFMS/Config.pm b/pandora_server/lib/PandoraFMS/Config.pm
index 109ae570ca..5209c75fe8 100644
--- a/pandora_server/lib/PandoraFMS/Config.pm
+++ b/pandora_server/lib/PandoraFMS/Config.pm
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ sub pandora_load_config {
 	}
 
 	# Collect items from config file and put in an array 
-	if (! open (CFG, "< $archivo_cfg")) {
+	if (! open (CFG, "<:encoding(UTF-8)", $archivo_cfg)) {
 		print "[ERROR] Error opening configuration file $archivo_cfg: $!.\n";
 		exit 1;
 	}
diff --git a/pandora_server/lib/PandoraFMS/Tools.pm b/pandora_server/lib/PandoraFMS/Tools.pm
index 195443656f..848a2636d9 100755
--- a/pandora_server/lib/PandoraFMS/Tools.pm
+++ b/pandora_server/lib/PandoraFMS/Tools.pm
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ if ($OS eq 'linux') {
 } elsif ($OS =~ /win/i) {
 	$OS = "windows";
 	$OS_VERSION = `ver`;
+	$OS_VERSION =~ s/[^[:ascii:]]//g; 
 	$DEVNULL = '/Nul';
 } elsif ($OS eq 'freebsd') {
 	$OS_VERSION = `uname -r`;