diff --git a/install/paperless-ngx-install.sh b/install/paperless-ngx-install.sh
index 23d8aa1b..2dfee033 100644
--- a/install/paperless-ngx-install.sh
+++ b/install/paperless-ngx-install.sh
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ DB_USER=paperless
 DB_PASS="$(openssl rand -base64 18 | cut -c1-13)"
 SECRET_KEY="$(head /dev/urandom | tr -dc A-Za-z0-9 | head -c 32)"
 $STD sudo -u postgres psql -c "CREATE ROLE $DB_USER WITH LOGIN PASSWORD '$DB_PASS';"
-$STD sudo -u postgres psql -c "CREATE DATABASE $DB_NAME WITH OWNER $DB_USER TEMPLATE template0;"
+$STD sudo -u postgres psql -c "CREATE DATABASE $DB_NAME WITH OWNER $DB_USER ENCODING 'UTF8' TEMPLATE template0;"
 $STD sudo -u postgres psql -c "ALTER ROLE $DB_USER SET client_encoding TO 'utf8';"
 $STD sudo -u postgres psql -c "ALTER ROLE $DB_USER SET default_transaction_isolation TO 'read committed';"
 $STD sudo -u postgres psql -c "ALTER ROLE $DB_USER SET timezone TO 'UTC'"