diff --git a/lib/www/index.html b/lib/www/index.html
index 7daeec24f..ae1461757 100644
--- a/lib/www/index.html
+++ b/lib/www/index.html
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <!DOCTYPE HTML>
 <html>
     <head>
+      <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/>
       <title>Payment request</title>
 	<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="jquery-1.9.1.min.js"></script>
 	<script type="text/javascript" src="qrcode.js"></script>
