diff --git a/src/Jackett/Indexers/Abnormal.cs b/src/Jackett/Indexers/Abnormal.cs
index 931ab5e21..5fc2ce13f 100644
--- a/src/Jackett/Indexers/Abnormal.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett/Indexers/Abnormal.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Collections.Specialized;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
+using System.Text;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Web;
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ namespace Jackett.Indexers
                 configData: new ConfigurationDataAbnormal())
         {
             Language = "fr-fr";
+            Encoding = Encoding.UTF8;
             // Clean capabilities
             TorznabCaps.Categories.Clear();