diff --git a/nxc/netexec.py b/nxc/netexec.py
index d1e53c69..35d0b38c 100755
--- a/nxc/netexec.py
+++ b/nxc/netexec.py
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
 from sys import exit
 from rich.progress import Progress
 import platform
-sys.stdout.reconfigure(encoding="utf-8")
+if sys.stdout.encoding == "cp1252":
+    sys.stdout.reconfigure(encoding="utf-8")
 
 # Increase file_limit to prevent error "Too many open files"
 if platform.system() != "Windows":
diff --git a/tests/e2e_tests.py b/tests/e2e_tests.py
index 4aba6af9..3b697abe 100644
--- a/tests/e2e_tests.py
+++ b/tests/e2e_tests.py
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 import os
 from nxc.paths import TMP_PATH
 import sys
-sys.stdout.reconfigure(encoding="utf-8")
+if sys.stdout.encoding == "cp1252":
+    sys.stdout.reconfigure(encoding="utf-8")
 
 script_dir = dirname(abspath(__file__))
 run_dir = os.getcwd()