diff --git a/Modules.Logging/LogConfig.vb b/Modules.Logging/LogConfig.vb
index 7cde7e75..6b881b6b 100644
--- a/Modules.Logging/LogConfig.vb
+++ b/Modules.Logging/LogConfig.vb
@@ -507,7 +507,8 @@ Public Class LogConfig
             .Layout = LOG_FORMAT_DEFAULT,
             .MaxArchiveFiles = MAX_ARCHIVE_FILES_DEFAULT,
             .ArchiveEvery = ARCHIVE_EVERY,
-            .KeepFileOpen = KEEP_FILES_OPEN
+            .KeepFileOpen = KEEP_FILES_OPEN,
+            .Encoding = Text.Encoding.Unicode
         }
 
         Return defaultLog
@@ -519,7 +520,8 @@ Public Class LogConfig
             .Layout = LOG_FORMAT_ERROR,
             .MaxArchiveFiles = MAX_ARCHIVE_FILES_DEFAULT,
             .ArchiveEvery = ARCHIVE_EVERY,
-            .KeepFileOpen = KEEP_FILES_OPEN
+            .KeepFileOpen = KEEP_FILES_OPEN,
+            .Encoding = Text.Encoding.Unicode
         }
 
         Return errorLogWithExceptions
@@ -532,7 +534,8 @@ Public Class LogConfig
             .Layout = LOG_FORMAT_DEFAULT,
             .MaxArchiveFiles = MAX_ARCHIVE_FILES_DEFAULT,
             .ArchiveEvery = ARCHIVE_EVERY,
-            .KeepFileOpen = KEEP_FILES_OPEN
+            .KeepFileOpen = KEEP_FILES_OPEN,
+            .Encoding = Text.Encoding.Unicode
         }
 
         Return errorLog
@@ -548,7 +551,8 @@ Public Class LogConfig
             .KeepFileOpen = KEEP_FILES_OPEN_DEBUG,
             .OpenFileCacheTimeout = OPEN_FILE_CACHE_TIMEOUT,
             .AutoFlush = AUTO_FLUSH,
-            .OpenFileFlushTimeout = OPEN_FILE_FLUSH_TIMEOUT
+            .OpenFileFlushTimeout = OPEN_FILE_FLUSH_TIMEOUT,
+            .Encoding = Text.Encoding.Unicode
         }
 
         Return debugLog
@@ -564,7 +568,8 @@ Public Class LogConfig
             .KeepFileOpen = KEEP_FILES_OPEN_DEBUG,
             .OpenFileCacheTimeout = OPEN_FILE_CACHE_TIMEOUT,
             .AutoFlush = AUTO_FLUSH,
-            .OpenFileFlushTimeout = OPEN_FILE_FLUSH_TIMEOUT
+            .OpenFileFlushTimeout = OPEN_FILE_FLUSH_TIMEOUT,
+            .Encoding = Text.Encoding.Unicode
         }
 
         Return debugLog