diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 7057331..37541e9 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
 OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
 SOFTWARE.
 
+/* Set locale to utf-8 */
+setlocale(LC_ALL, "en_US.UTF-8");
 
 *** OPTIONS ***/