diff --git a/fas/fas/config/app.cfg b/fas/fas/config/app.cfg
index 7bab914..d6c9039 100644
--- a/fas/fas/config/app.cfg
+++ b/fas/fas/config/app.cfg
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 
 # The commented out values below are the defaults
 
+# Database values
+sqlalchemy.convert_unicode=True
+
 admingroup = 'accounts'
 
 # VIEW