diff --git a/complaintManager/pdf_utils.py b/complaintManager/pdf_utils.py
index 4cff8dfb2e88fc19ce8ecd036de2ef1da8fd7be2..95d5f4063db097740a1eb26e19db366f62f25fe8 100644
--- a/complaintManager/pdf_utils.py
+++ b/complaintManager/pdf_utils.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# -*- coding: iso-8859-15 -*-
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 from reportlab.graphics.widgets.markers import makeMarker
 from reportlab.graphics.charts.barcharts import VerticalBarChart