diff --git a/apaxy/htaccess.txt b/apaxy/htaccess.txt
index d60c55a..c202332 100644
--- a/apaxy/htaccess.txt
+++ b/apaxy/htaccess.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 	Options +Indexes
 
 	# INDEX OPTIONS
-	IndexOptions +FancyIndexing +IgnoreCase +FoldersFirst +XHTML +HTMLTable +SuppressRules +SuppressDescription +NameWidth=*
+	IndexOptions +Charset=UTF-8 +FancyIndexing +IgnoreCase +FoldersFirst +XHTML +HTMLTable +SuppressRules +SuppressDescription +NameWidth=*
 
 	# HIDE /theme DIRECTORY
 	IndexIgnore .htaccess /theme