diff --git a/handlers/root.go b/handlers/root.go
index e6ee447..f68f5fd 100644
--- a/handlers/root.go
+++ b/handlers/root.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func Root(resp *types.SpaceAPIResponseV14) func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Reque
 		}
 
 		w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*")
-		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=utf-8")
 		_, _ = w.Write(response)
 	}
 }