diff --git a/pandora_agents/plugins/windows/pandora_security_win/src/pandora_security_win.py b/pandora_agents/plugins/windows/pandora_security_win/src/pandora_security_win.py
index 1e78c5f815..b8e3fb850d 100644
--- a/pandora_agents/plugins/windows/pandora_security_win/src/pandora_security_win.py
+++ b/pandora_agents/plugins/windows/pandora_security_win/src/pandora_security_win.py
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ def check_login_audit_policy(auditpol_logon_category, auditpol_logon_success_con
     try:
         # Run the auditpol command to check the audit policy for Logon/Logoff
         cmd_command = f'auditpol /get /subcategory:"{auditpol_logon_category}"'
-        result = subprocess.run(cmd_command, shell=True, capture_output=True, text=True, check=True)
+        result = subprocess.run(cmd_command, shell=True, capture_output=True, text=True, check=True, encoding=sys.getdefaultencoding())
         last_line = result.stdout.strip().split('\n')[-1].strip()
         last_line_parts = re.split(r'\s\s+', last_line)
         cleaned_line = re.sub(' +', ' ', last_line)