diff --git a/membershipworks/membershipworks_api.py b/membershipworks/membershipworks_api.py
index 2349103..02f928e 100644
--- a/membershipworks/membershipworks_api.py
+++ b/membershipworks/membershipworks_api.py
@@ -197,6 +197,10 @@ class MembershipWorks:
         )
         if r.status_code != 200:
             raise MembershipWorksRemoteError("csv generation", r)
+
+        if r.text[0] == "\ufeff":
+            r.encoding = r.encoding + "-sig"
+
         return list(csv.DictReader(StringIO(r.text)))
 
     def get_transactions(self, start_date, end_date, json=False):
@@ -221,6 +225,9 @@ class MembershipWorks:
         if json:
             return r.json()
         else:
+            if r.text[0] == "\ufeff":
+                r.encoding = r.encoding + "-sig"
+
             return list(csv.DictReader(StringIO(r.text)))
 
     def get_all_members(self):