diff --git a/templates/openrc.j2 b/templates/openrc.j2
index 5932046..3994d36 100644
--- a/templates/openrc.j2
+++ b/templates/openrc.j2
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # {{ ansible_managed }}
-export LC_ALL=C
+export LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
 
 # COMMON CINDER ENVS
 export CINDER_ENDPOINT_TYPE={{ openrc_cinder_endpoint_type }}