diff --git a/alliance_auth/settings.py.example b/alliance_auth/settings.py.example
index 9781decf..f3ba2cbf 100644
--- a/alliance_auth/settings.py.example
+++ b/alliance_auth/settings.py.example
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-
 """
 Django settings for alliance_auth project.