diff --git a/geruecht/logger.py b/geruecht/logger.py
index c428a18..0348262 100644
--- a/geruecht/logger.py
+++ b/geruecht/logger.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ if not path.exists("geruecht/log/info"):
     makedirs(b)
 
 
-with open("geruecht/logging.yml", 'rt') as file:
+with open("geruecht/logging.yml", 'rb') as file:
     config = yaml.safe_load(file.read())
 logging.config.dictConfig(config)