diff --git a/jaraco/abode/devices/camera.py b/jaraco/abode/devices/camera.py
index efbd5e2..9a532c9 100644
--- a/jaraco/abode/devices/camera.py
+++ b/jaraco/abode/devices/camera.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import base64
 import logging
+import pathlib
 from shutil import copyfileobj
 
 import requests
@@ -116,9 +117,7 @@ def update_image_location(self, timeline_json):
     def stream_details_to_file(self, details, path):
         """Write the stream details to a file."""
 
-        with open(path, "w") as f:
-            f.write(details)
-
+        pathlib.Path(path).write_text(details, encoding='utf-8')
         return True
 
     def image_to_file(self, path, get_image=True):
diff --git a/tests/test_camera.py b/tests/test_camera.py
index 2a32203..71325e1 100644
--- a/tests/test_camera.py
+++ b/tests/test_camera.py
@@ -364,4 +364,4 @@ def test_kvs_stream(self, m, tmp_path):
         )
 
         device.start_kvs_stream(outfile)
-        assert json.loads(outfile.read_text()) == response
+        assert json.loads(outfile.read_text(encoding='utf-8')) == response