diff --git a/mindmap_gen/mindmap_gen.py b/mindmap_gen/mindmap_gen.py
index 6f77c3e25d8b623130280738a7a241cdae796040..65b244ff7a2f3db1f45ebca92ebaecd4a0fdc2cd 100644
--- a/mindmap_gen/mindmap_gen.py
+++ b/mindmap_gen/mindmap_gen.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class MarkdownParser:
                 entries.append(Entry(dir_name, file_name, file_title, ref_count))
 
         # Write entries to file
-        f = open("mindmap.md", "w")
+        f = open("mindmap_gen/mindmap.md", "w", encoding="utf8")
         f.write(self.generate_mindmap(entries))
         f.close()
 
@@ -69,14 +69,14 @@ class MarkdownParser:
                 else:
                     mm_str += ("    - " + entry.get_title() + " (Refs: " + str(entry.get_refs()) + ")\n")
             else:
-                mm_str += ("  - " + entry.get_dir() + "\n")
+                mm_str += ("  - " + entry.get_dir().capitalize() + "\n")
                 mm_str += ("    - " + entry.get_title() + " (Refs: " + str(entry.get_refs()) + ")\n")
             prev_dir = entry.get_dir()
 
         return mm_str
 
     def get_md_file_title(self, md_file_path):
-        with open(md_file_path, 'r') as file:
+        with open(md_file_path, 'r', encoding="utf8") as file:
             data = file.read()
         return re.search("title: \"(.*)\"", data).group(1)
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class MarkdownParser:
 
     def get_md_ref_count(self, md_file_path):
         ref_regex = "\.\.\/refs#(.+)\)"
-        file_handle = open(md_file_path, mode='r')
+        file_handle = open(md_file_path, mode='r', encoding ="utf8")
         ref_count = 0
 
         for line in file_handle.readlines():