diff --git a/seafile-ldap.py b/seafile-ldap.py
index f6c7b85..3694535 100644
--- a/seafile-ldap.py
+++ b/seafile-ldap.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def request(resource, seafileURL, seafileToken, method='GET', data=None):
         method,
         url,
         data=data,
-        headers={'Accept': 'application/json; indent=4', 'Authorization': 'Token {0}'.format(seafileToken)},
+        headers={'Accept': 'application/json; charset=utf-8; indent=4', 'Authorization': 'Token {0}'.format(seafileToken)},
     )
     logger.debug('Request Status Code: {}'.format(r.status_code))
     if r.ok: