diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4a605ba..68a00da 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 setup(name='payeer_api',
       version='0.1',
       description='Python Payeer API client',
-      long_description=open(join(dirname(__file__), 'README.rst'),encoding='utf-8').read(),
+      long_description=open(join(dirname(__file__), 'README.rst'),encoding='utf8').read(),
       author='AshotS',
       author_email='sarckisyanashot@yandex.ru',
       url='https://github.com/AshotS/payeer_api',