diff --git a/.changeset/healthy-jokes-explain.md b/.changeset/healthy-jokes-explain.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..702d3c963
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/healthy-jokes-explain.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"shadcn-svelte": patch
+---
+
+- Strip unicode characters from CLI input
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/get-config.ts b/packages/cli/src/utils/get-config.ts
index faf387b87..24d6c1900 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/utils/get-config.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/get-config.ts
@@ -25,8 +25,12 @@ export const rawConfigSchema = z
 			// cssVariables: z.boolean().default(true)
 		}),
 		aliases: z.object({
-			components: z.string(),
-			utils: z.string()
+			components: z
+				.string()
+				.transform((v) => v.replace(/[\u{0080}-\u{FFFF}]/gu, "")),
+			utils: z
+				.string()
+				.transform((v) => v.replace(/[\u{0080}-\u{FFFF}]/gu, ""))
 		})
 	})
 	.strict();