diff --git a/codeclimate_test_reporter/components/file_coverage.py b/codeclimate_test_reporter/components/file_coverage.py
index 1d70ef2..9280e37 100644
--- a/codeclimate_test_reporter/components/file_coverage.py
+++ b/codeclimate_test_reporter/components/file_coverage.py
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 import json
+import sys
 from hashlib import sha1
 
+if sys.version_info < (3, 0):
+    from io import open
+
 
 class FileCoverage:
     def __init__(self, file_node):
+        self.file_body = None
         self.file_node = file_node
         self.__process()
 
@@ -36,11 +41,17 @@ def __line_nodes(self):
         return self.file_node.findall("lines/line")
 
     def __blob(self):
-        contents = open(self.__filename(), "r").read()
+        contents = self.__file_body()
         header = "blob " + str(len(contents)) + "\0"
 
         return sha1((header + contents).encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()
 
+    def __file_body(self):
+        if not self.file_body:
+            self.file_body = open(self.__filename(), "r", encoding="utf-8-sig").read()
+
+        return self.file_body
+
     def __filename(self):
         return self.file_node.get("filename")
 
@@ -51,7 +62,7 @@ def __covered_strength(self):
         return self.__guard_division(self.hits, self.covered)
 
     def __num_lines(self):
-        return sum(1 for line in open(self.__filename()))
+        return len(self.__file_body().splitlines())
 
     def __covered_percent(self):
         return self.__guard_division(self.covered, self.total)
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/source.py b/tests/fixtures/source.py
index 3cee368..d7b55f0 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/source.py
+++ b/tests/fixtures/source.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 
 
 class Person:
diff --git a/tests/test_runner.py b/tests/test_runner.py
index 4153d2d..cc2552e 100644
--- a/tests/test_runner.py
+++ b/tests/test_runner.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import subprocess
 import sys
 
-if sys.version_info >= (3,0):
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 0):
     from io import StringIO
 else:
     from StringIO import StringIO