diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 003f406..327e4ae 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ require('keymappings')
 cmd 'colorscheme gruvbox-material'            -- Put your favorite colorscheme here
 cmd 'syntax enable'
 cmd 'filetype plugin indent on'
-cmd 'language en_US'
+cmd 'language en_US.utf-8'
 utils.opt('o', 'hlsearch', true)
 utils.opt('o', 'guifont', 'Hack NF:h9')
 utils.opt('o', 'swapfile', false)