diff --git a/cognee/api/v1/ui/ui.py b/cognee/api/v1/ui/ui.py
index f22a1f00b..438195990 100644
--- a/cognee/api/v1/ui/ui.py
+++ b/cognee/api/v1/ui/ui.py
@@ -627,7 +627,6 @@ def start_ui(
                 env=env,
                 stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                 stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
-                text=True,
                 shell=True,
             )
         else:
@@ -637,7 +636,6 @@ def start_ui(
                 env=env,
                 stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                 stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
-                text=True,
                 preexec_fn=os.setsid if hasattr(os, "setsid") else None,
             )