diff --git a/node/server.js b/node/server.js
index d0bd8aad..a7d2b12f 100644
--- a/node/server.js
+++ b/node/server.js
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ async.waterfall([
     app.get('/api/1/:func', function(req, res)
     {
       res.header("Server", serverName);
-      res.header("Content-Type", "application/json");
+      res.header("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=utf-8");
     
       apiLogger.info("REQUEST, " + req.params.func + ", " + JSON.stringify(req.query));