diff --git a/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-archlinux/searx.ini b/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-archlinux/searx.ini
index 51f659d0..9dd2e6f2 100644
--- a/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-archlinux/searx.ini
+++ b/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-archlinux/searx.ini
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
 uid = ${SERVICE_USER}
 gid = ${SERVICE_GROUP}
 
+# set (python) default encoding UTF-8
+env = LANG=C.UTF-8
+env = LANGUAGE=C.UTF-8
+env = LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
+
 # chdir to specified directory before apps loading
 chdir = ${SEARX_SRC}/searx
 
diff --git a/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-archlinux/searx.ini:socket b/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-archlinux/searx.ini:socket
index eeabb371..1a0fda91 100644
--- a/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-archlinux/searx.ini:socket
+++ b/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-archlinux/searx.ini:socket
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
 uid = ${SERVICE_USER}
 gid = ${SERVICE_GROUP}
 
+# set (python) default encoding UTF-8
+env = LANG=C.UTF-8
+env = LANGUAGE=C.UTF-8
+env = LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
+
 # chdir to specified directory before apps loading
 chdir = ${SEARX_SRC}/searx
 
diff --git a/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-available/searx.ini b/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-available/searx.ini
index 9785d7cd..b1c56e41 100644
--- a/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-available/searx.ini
+++ b/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-available/searx.ini
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
 uid = ${SERVICE_USER}
 gid = ${SERVICE_GROUP}
 
+# set (python) default encoding UTF-8
+env = LANG=C.UTF-8
+env = LANGUAGE=C.UTF-8
+env = LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
+
 # chdir to specified directory before apps loading
 chdir = ${SEARX_SRC}/searx
 
diff --git a/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-available/searx.ini:socket b/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-available/searx.ini:socket
index 88436e5e..9cb29210 100644
--- a/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-available/searx.ini:socket
+++ b/utils/templates/etc/uwsgi/apps-available/searx.ini:socket
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
 uid = ${SERVICE_USER}
 gid = ${SERVICE_GROUP}
 
+# set (python) default encoding UTF-8
+env = LANG=C.UTF-8
+env = LANGUAGE=C.UTF-8
+env = LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
+
 # chdir to specified directory before apps loading
 chdir = ${SEARX_SRC}/searx