diff --git a/src/ui/main_ui.py b/src/ui/main_ui.py
index 25c168b..52bc036 100644
--- a/src/ui/main_ui.py
+++ b/src/ui/main_ui.py
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ class MainUI(QtWidgets.QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
     def generateReport(self):
         log.info("Generating Report")
         report = ReportUi()
+        report.setWindowModality(QtCore.Qt.WindowModality.ApplicationModal)
         report.exec()
 
     def showLoanHistory(self):
diff --git a/src/ui/sources/Ui_dialog_generateReport.py b/src/ui/sources/Ui_dialog_generateReport.py
index c8292bb..c065ea3 100644
--- a/src/ui/sources/Ui_dialog_generateReport.py
+++ b/src/ui/sources/Ui_dialog_generateReport.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Form implementation generated from reading ui file 'c:\Users\aky547\GitHub\LibrarySystem\src\ui\sources\dialog_generateReport.ui'
 #
-# Created by: PyQt6 UI code generator 6.6.1
+# Created by: PyQt6 UI code generator 6.7.1
 #
 # WARNING: Any manual changes made to this file will be lost when pyuic6 is
 # run again.  Do not edit this file unless you know what you are doing.
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from PyQt6 import QtCore, QtGui, QtWidgets
 class Ui_Dialog(object):
     def setupUi(self, Dialog):
         Dialog.setObjectName("Dialog")
+        Dialog.setWindowModality(QtCore.Qt.WindowModality.ApplicationModal)
         Dialog.resize(375, 245)
         Dialog.setMinimumSize(QtCore.QSize(40, 0))
         self.verticalLayout = QtWidgets.QVBoxLayout(Dialog)
diff --git a/src/ui/sources/dialog_generateReport.ui b/src/ui/sources/dialog_generateReport.ui
index e478a02..c03dd83 100644
--- a/src/ui/sources/dialog_generateReport.ui
+++ b/src/ui/sources/dialog_generateReport.ui
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 <ui version="4.0">
  <class>Dialog</class>
  <widget class="QDialog" name="Dialog">
+  <property name="windowModality">
+   <enum>Qt::NonModal</enum>
+  </property>
   <property name="geometry">
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
diff --git a/src/utils/reportThread.py b/src/utils/reportThread.py
index 5546f62..ff7a827 100644
--- a/src/utils/reportThread.py
+++ b/src/utils/reportThread.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ from src.logic import Database
 from src.utils import stringToDate
 import sqlite3 as sql
 
-
 class ReportThread(QThread):
     report_signal = pyqtSignal(str)
     report_progress_signal = pyqtSignal(int)
@@ -54,13 +53,11 @@ class ReportThread(QThread):
                     loan_action_date,
                 ]
             )
-        # # print(table)
-        # # wruitng the table to a file
         if self.format == "tsv":
             table = table.get_csv_string()
-            tsv_table = table.replace(",", "\t")  # .replace("Rückgabe", "Rückgabe")
+            tsv_table = table.replace(",", "\t")
             # write the file
-            with open("report.tsv", "w") as f:
+            with open("report.tsv", "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
                 f.write(tsv_table)
         else:
             with open("report.txt", "w", encoding="utf-8") as f: