diff --git a/ELK/elasticsearch/defaults/main.yml b/ELK/elasticsearch/defaults/main.yml
index edaf36c..809f128 100644
--- a/ELK/elasticsearch/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ELK/elasticsearch/defaults/main.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ elasticsearch_max_local_storage_nodes: 1
 elasticsearch_destructive_requires_name: 'true'
 elasticsearch_define_heap_size: False
 elasticsearch_heap_size: 2g
-elasticsearch_additional_java_opts: '-server -Djava.awt.headless=true'
+elasticsearch_additional_java_opts: '-server -Djava.awt.headless=true -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8'
 elasticsearch_max_open_files: 65536
 # Compatibility with kernels <= 3.5. Set to False if you are using a newer kernel
 elasticsearch_disable_bootstrap_syscall_filter: True