diff --git a/ner.py b/ner.py
index 4ce7fcd..1152370 100644
--- a/ner.py
+++ b/ner.py
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@ def load_models(self, loc=None):
             loc = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'), '.ner_model')
         self.model = load_model(os.path.join(loc,"model.h5"))
         # loading word2Idx
+        np.load.__defaults__=(None, True, True, 'ASCII')
         self.word2Idx = np.load(os.path.join(loc,"word2Idx.npy")).item()
         # loading idx2Label
         self.idx2Label = np.load(os.path.join(loc,"idx2Label.npy")).item()
+        np.load.__defaults__=(None, False, True, 'ASCII')
 
     def getCasing(self,word, caseLookup):   
         casing = 'other'
@@ -93,4 +95,4 @@ def predict(self,Sentence):
         pred = self.model.predict([tokens, casing,char], verbose=False)[0]   
         pred = pred.argmax(axis=-1)
         pred = [self.idx2Label[x].strip() for x in pred]
-        return list(zip(words,pred))
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+        return list(zip(words,pred))