diff --git a/invesalius/invesalius.py b/invesalius/invesalius.py
index a1942ec..cd90fcf 100755
--- a/invesalius/invesalius.py
+++ b/invesalius/invesalius.py
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ import sys
 if sys.platform == 'win32':
     import _winreg
 
+import wxversion
+wxversion.ensureMinimal('2.8-unicode', optionsRequired=True) 
+
 import wx
 import wx.lib.pubsub as ps
 
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