diff --git a/baseTemplate/templates/baseTemplate/index.html b/baseTemplate/templates/baseTemplate/index.html
index 6e1943607..8c67a8e5b 100755
--- a/baseTemplate/templates/baseTemplate/index.html
+++ b/baseTemplate/templates/baseTemplate/index.html
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     </style>
 
 
-    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
     <!--[if IE]><meta http-equiv='X-UA-Compatible' content='IE=edge,chrome=1'><![endif]-->
     <title>{% block title %}Page Title{% endblock %}</title>
     <meta name="description" content="">