diff --git a/bashrc b/bashrc
index 216079c..3adc7de 100644
--- a/bashrc
+++ b/bashrc
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ shopt -s cdspell      # autocorrect typos in path names when using 'cd'
 shopt -s globstar     # allow use of ** in file globbing
 shopt -s nocaseglob   # case insensitive globbing
 
-
+export LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8
+export LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8
 # set variable identifying the chroot you work in (used in the prompt below)
 if [ -z "${debian_chroot:-}" ] && [ -r /etc/debian_chroot ]; then
     debian_chroot=$(cat /etc/debian_chroot)