diff --git a/src/music_kraken/utils/config/config.py b/src/music_kraken/utils/config/config.py
index 91414eb..2a44fd8 100644
--- a/src/music_kraken/utils/config/config.py
+++ b/src/music_kraken/utils/config/config.py
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ class Config:
         return "\n".join(component.toml_string for component in self.component_list)
 
     def write(self):
-        with self.config_file.open("w") as conf_file:
-            conf_file.write(self.toml_string, encoding="utf-8")
+        with self.config_file.open("w", encoding="utf-8") as conf_file:
+            conf_file.write(self.toml_string)
 
     def read(self):
         if not self.config_file.is_file():
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class Config:
             return
         
         toml_data = {}
-        with self.config_file.open("r") as conf_file:
+        with self.config_file.open("r", encoding="utf-8") as conf_file:
             toml_data = toml.load(conf_file)
 
         for component in self.component_list:
diff --git a/src/music_kraken/utils/debug_utils.py b/src/music_kraken/utils/debug_utils.py
index 9541c53..a13ecb7 100644
--- a/src/music_kraken/utils/debug_utils.py
+++ b/src/music_kraken/utils/debug_utils.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def dump_to_file(file_name: str, payload: str, is_json: bool = False, exit_after
     if is_json:
         payload = json.dumps(json.loads(payload), indent=4)
 
-    with path.open("w") as f:
+    with path.open("w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
         f.write(payload)
 
     if exit_after_dump:
diff --git a/src/music_kraken/utils/path_manager/music_directory.py b/src/music_kraken/utils/path_manager/music_directory.py
index 0a0ea72..c0e0167 100644
--- a/src/music_kraken/utils/path_manager/music_directory.py
+++ b/src/music_kraken/utils/path_manager/music_directory.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def get_xdg_music_directory() -> Path:
 
     def get_music_dir_from_xdg_file(xdg_file_path: os.PathLike) -> Optional[Path]:
         try:
-            with open(xdg_file_path, 'r') as f:
+            with open(xdg_file_path, 'r', encoding="utf-8") as f:
                 data = "[XDG_USER_DIRS]\n" + f.read()
             config = configparser.ConfigParser(allow_no_value=True)
             config.read_string(data)
diff --git a/src/music_kraken/utils/shared.py b/src/music_kraken/utils/shared.py
index 20726f1..09e2737 100644
--- a/src/music_kraken/utils/shared.py
+++ b/src/music_kraken/utils/shared.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ def get_random_message() -> str:
     return random.choice(main_settings['happy_messages'])
 
 
+ENCODING = "utf-8"
+
 HIGHEST_ID = 2**main_settings['id_bits']
 
 
diff --git a/src/settings.py b/src/settings.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 6a14b84..0000000
--- a/src/settings.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-from pathlib import Path
-import tomllib
-
-
-data = tomllib.load(Path("/home/lars/music-kraken.conf").open("r"))
-print(data)
\ No newline at end of file