diff --git a/config.rb b/config.rb
index f685460d..6c03ecff 100644
--- a/config.rb
+++ b/config.rb
@@ -13,4 +13,6 @@ line_comments = false
 # To enable relative paths to assets via compass helper functions. Uncomment:
 # relative_assets = true
 
-asset_cache_buster = :none
\ No newline at end of file
+asset_cache_buster = :none
+
+Encoding.default_external = "utf-8"