diff --git a/tools/formatter.py b/tools/formatter.py
index e5f75eea..bfcb92f2 100644
--- a/tools/formatter.py
+++ b/tools/formatter.py
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ def per_line_entries(entries: list):
 	out = "[\n"
 	for entry in entries:
 		if entry:
-			out += json.dumps(entry) + ",\n"
+			out += json.dumps(entry, ensure_ascii=False) + ",\n"
 	out = out[:-2] + "\n]"
 	return out
 
diff --git a/tools/redditcrawl.py b/tools/redditcrawl.py
index 0938ee3d..433d1e1a 100755
--- a/tools/redditcrawl.py
+++ b/tools/redditcrawl.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def set_flair(submission, flair):
 				assert validation_status < 3, \
 					"Submission invalid after validation. This may be caused by not enough points on the path."
 					
-				outfile.write(json.dumps(submission_json) + ",\n")
+				outfile.write(json.dumps(submission_json, ensure_ascii=False) + ",\n")
 				successcount += 1
 				set_flair(submission, "Processed Entry")