diff --git a/dapps/templates/boilerplate/app/index.html b/dapps/templates/boilerplate/app/index.html
index 1cde2050a..e3ca5e871 100644
--- a/dapps/templates/boilerplate/app/index.html
+++ b/dapps/templates/boilerplate/app/index.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <head>
     <title>Embark</title>
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/app.css">
-    <script src="js/app.js"></script>
+    <script src="js/app.js" charset="UTF-8"></script>
   </head>
   <body>
     <h3>Welcome to Embark!</h3>
diff --git a/dapps/templates/demo/app/index.html b/dapps/templates/demo/app/index.html
index 83eeac94f..904f3de7f 100644
--- a/dapps/templates/demo/app/index.html
+++ b/dapps/templates/demo/app/index.html
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
   <body class="container">
       <div id="app">
       </div>
-      <script src="js/dapp.js"></script>
+      <script src="js/dapp.js" charset="UTF-8"></script>
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/dapps/tests/app/app/index.html b/dapps/tests/app/app/index.html
index dd3701b3d..fb6798b3e 100644
--- a/dapps/tests/app/app/index.html
+++ b/dapps/tests/app/app/index.html
@@ -145,6 +145,6 @@ <h3>Embark Calls </h3>
       </div>
     </div>
 
-    <script src="js/app.js"></script>
+    <script src="js/app.js" charset="UTF-8"></script>
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/dapps/tests/app/app/test.html b/dapps/tests/app/app/test.html
index ee41604a3..3804ad895 100644
--- a/dapps/tests/app/app/test.html
+++ b/dapps/tests/app/app/test.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <head>
     <title>Embark - TestApp</title>
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/app.css">
-    <script src="js/test.js"></script>
+    <script src="js/test.js" charset="UTF-8"></script>
   </head>
   <body class="container">
 
diff --git a/dapps/tests/app/app/test2.html b/dapps/tests/app/app/test2.html
index 62cc71f88..c53dc2efd 100644
--- a/dapps/tests/app/app/test2.html
+++ b/dapps/tests/app/app/test2.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <head>
     <title>Embark - TestApp</title>
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/app.css">
-    <script src="js/embark.js"></script>
+    <script src="js/embark.js" charset="UTF-8"></script>
   </head>
   <body class="container">
 
