diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index 17da1cc5..09e97d76 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@ Type will be read from several ways:
 * Otherwise, it will look for type from section name removing architecture name.
 * And finally, it will use section name as type.
 
+### `console` type
+
+Section name must be either `console` (plus optional architecture name, e.g. `console:x86_64`) or random name with `type` set.
+
+* `use_utf` - use utf8 symbols in output if set and ascii otherwise, boolean, optional, default `yes`.
+
 ### `email` type
 
 Section name must be either `email` (plus optional architecture name, e.g. `email:x86_64`) or random name with `type` set.
diff --git a/src/ahriman/core/report/console.py b/src/ahriman/core/report/console.py
index 759e84b3..23b6099e 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/core/report/console.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/core/report/console.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class Console(Report):
         :param section: settings section name
         """
         Report.__init__(self, architecture, configuration)
-        self.use_utf = configuration.getboolean(section, "use_utf")
+        self.use_utf = configuration.getboolean(section, "use_utf", fallback=True)
 
     def generate(self, packages: Iterable[Package], result: Result) -> None:
         """