diff --git a/danube/page/default_page/danube.tpl b/danube/page/default_page/danube.tpl
index a0ff6bf..066ea6e 100644
--- a/danube/page/default_page/danube.tpl
+++ b/danube/page/default_page/danube.tpl
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 <html>
     <head>
         <title>${danube_page_title}</title>
+        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
         
         ${danube_html_meta}
         ${css}
