diff --git a/scripts/appveyor/clear_project_configuration.ps1 b/scripts/appveyor/clear_project_configuration.ps1
index 04be8f36..1bc7f59f 100644
--- a/scripts/appveyor/clear_project_configuration.ps1
+++ b/scripts/appveyor/clear_project_configuration.ps1
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ $replaceTo = "<DebugInformationFormat>None</DebugInformationFormat>"
 Get-ChildItem -Path 'projects\' *.vcxproj | ForEach-Object {
     $filePath = 'projects\' + $_
     Copy-Item -Path $filePath -Destination ($filePath + '.template')
-    Get-Content ($filePath + '.template') | ForEach-Object { $_ -replace $replace, $replaceTo } > $filePath
+    Get-Content ($filePath + '.template') -Encoding UTF8 | ForEach-Object { $_ -replace $replace, $replaceTo } | Out-File $filePath -Encoding UTF8
+    Remove-Item -Path ($filePath + '.template')
 }