diff --git a/install_elog.sh b/install_elog.sh
index f97227199..b4fc218e8 100644
--- a/install_elog.sh
+++ b/install_elog.sh
@@ -30,9 +30,11 @@ cat > elog_instance/elogd.cfg <<EOF
 [global]
 port = 8080
 logdir = logbooks
+Edit Mode = 1
+API Mode = 1  
 allowposting = 1
 allowhtml = 1
-Edit Mode = 1
+encoding = utf-8
 
 [demo]
 dir = logbooks/demo