diff --git a/check-plugins/logfile/logfile b/check-plugins/logfile/logfile
index 47e216d5..e7962cbc 100755
--- a/check-plugins/logfile/logfile
+++ b/check-plugins/logfile/logfile
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ def main():
     crit_matches = []
     line_counter = 0
     try:
-        with open(args.FILENAME) as logfile:
+        with open(args.FILENAME, errors='ignore') as logfile:
             logfile.seek(offset)
             for line in logfile:
                 line_counter += 1