diff --git a/test_parameters/test_unit/__init__.py b/test_parameters/test_unit/__init__.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/test_parameters/test_unit/__init__.py
+++ b/test_parameters/test_unit/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
 # Copyright (C) 2013 by Alex Brandt <alunduil@alunduil.com>
 #
 # parameters is freely distributable under the terms of an MIT-style license.
Add UTF-8 coding to unit test file.

Python2 deosn't default to UTF-8 so we need to explicitly declare it.