diff --git a/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/commands/edit/EditOneCellCommand.java b/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/commands/edit/EditOneCellCommand.java
index 4743e58c4..d46df28d1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/commands/edit/EditOneCellCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/commands/edit/EditOneCellCommand.java
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ public class EditOneCellCommand extends Command {
             throws ServletException, IOException {
         
         try {
+            request.setCharacterEncoding("UTF-8");
+            response.setCharacterEncoding("UTF-8");
+            
             Project project = getProject(request);
             
             int rowIndex = Integer.parseInt(request.getParameter("row"));