diff --git a/models/site.rb b/models/site.rb
index 508af4a5..9bbd3e64 100644
--- a/models/site.rb
+++ b/models/site.rb
@@ -1753,7 +1753,7 @@ class Site < Sequel::Model
       rescue NoMethodError => e
       else
         if new_title.length < TITLE_MAX
-          self.title = new_title
+          self.title = new_title.force_encoding('UTF-8')
           save_changes validate: false
         end
       end