diff --git a/namebench.py b/namebench.py
index 1e9f294..ebe64f3 100755
--- a/namebench.py
+++ b/namebench.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
 # Copyright 2009 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");