diff --git a/CalibreWebCompanion/CalibreWebCompanion/settings.py b/CalibreWebCompanion/CalibreWebCompanion/settings.py
index 14e99e5..c02b2bb 100644
--- a/CalibreWebCompanion/CalibreWebCompanion/settings.py
+++ b/CalibreWebCompanion/CalibreWebCompanion/settings.py
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ MIDDLEWARE = [
 ]
 ##                                                                    ##
 ########################################################################
-
+DEFAULT_CHARSET = "utf-8"
 
 ROOT_URLCONF = 'CalibreWebCompanion.urls'