diff --git a/start.rb b/start.rb
index 301730b..ad461fb 100755
--- a/start.rb
+++ b/start.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ config["sites"].each do |site|
   wiki = Wiki.new(site["url"], site["username"], site["password"], config["dummy"])
   list = wiki.get_list()['allpages']
   for page in list do
-    page_text = wiki.get_text(page['title']).body
+    page_text = wiki.get_text(page['title']).body.force_encoding("UTF-8")
     changed = false
     if not page_text.include?("[[Category:#{site["category"]}]]") then
       next