diff --git a/src/WireMock.Net/Logging/WireMockConsoleLogger.cs b/src/WireMock.Net/Logging/WireMockConsoleLogger.cs
index f798c4350..ba9af4c01 100644
--- a/src/WireMock.Net/Logging/WireMockConsoleLogger.cs
+++ b/src/WireMock.Net/Logging/WireMockConsoleLogger.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ public class WireMockConsoleLogger : IWireMockLogger
     /// </summary>
     public WireMockConsoleLogger()
     {
-        Console.OutputEncoding = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8;
+        try
+        {
+            Console.OutputEncoding = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8;
+        }
+        catch { }
     }
 
     /// <see cref="IWireMockLogger.Debug"/>