diff --git a/native/repair-utility/cmd/root.go b/native/repair-utility/cmd/root.go
index e54071b72bef..171c277f8bf6 100644
--- a/native/repair-utility/cmd/root.go
+++ b/native/repair-utility/cmd/root.go
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ func initPath() {
 		ideaBinary, err = helpers.SelectIdeaBinary()
 		logger.ExitWithExceptionOnError(err)
 	}
+	helpers.CurrentIde.CheckIfPathIsAllowed(ideaBinary)
 	helpers.CurrentIde.SetBinaryToWrokWith(ideaBinary)
 }
 
diff --git a/native/repair-utility/helpers/ide.go b/native/repair-utility/helpers/ide.go
index c30769db1e53..36f914cb49cf 100644
--- a/native/repair-utility/helpers/ide.go
+++ b/native/repair-utility/helpers/ide.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package helpers
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"os"
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"unicode"
 )
 
 type IdeInfo struct {
@@ -299,3 +301,18 @@ func (ide *IDE) RunIde() *os.Process {
 	logger.DebugLogger.Println("Started the IDE with PID " + strconv.Itoa(cmd.Process.Pid))
 	return cmd.Process
 }
+
+func (ide *IDE) CheckIfPathIsAllowed(path string) {
+	if !isASCII(path) {
+		logger.FatalLogger.Fatal(errors.New("The path contains non-ASCII characters. IDE cannot run here: " + path))
+	}
+}
+
+func isASCII(s string) bool {
+	for _, c := range s {
+		if c > unicode.MaxASCII {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}