diff --git a/application/controllers/admin/translate.php b/application/controllers/admin/translate.php
index 201937fa4ef..196a4461a20 100644
--- a/application/controllers/admin/translate.php
+++ b/application/controllers/admin/translate.php
@@ -404,7 +404,8 @@ private function _getLanguageList($iSurveyID, $tolang)
     private function _cleanup($string, $options=array()){
         if(extension_loaded('tidy')){
             $oTidy = new tidy;
-            $cleansedString = $oTidy->repairString($string);
+
+            $cleansedString = $oTidy->repairString($string,null,'utf8');
         } else {
             //We should check for tidy on Installation!
             $cleansedString = $string;
diff --git a/application/views/admin/translate/translatefields_view.php b/application/views/admin/translate/translatefields_view.php
index 266afcdd8d6..ed42f9a94e9 100644
--- a/application/views/admin/translate/translatefields_view.php
+++ b/application/views/admin/translate/translatefields_view.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php if (strlen(trim((string)$textfrom)) > 0) : ?>
     <?php if (extension_loaded('tidy')) : ?>
-        <?=tidy_repair_string($translateFields)?>
+        <?=tidy_repair_string($translateFields,null,'utf8')?>
     <?php else:?>
         <?=$translateFields;?>
     <?php endif;?>