diff --git a/sphinx.conf b/sphinx.conf
index 6b2ef2e..b1e7d2d 100644
--- a/sphinx.conf
+++ b/sphinx.conf
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ index files_index
 
 source files_index_delta : files_index
 {
+	sql_query_pre = SET NAMES utf8
 	sql_query		= \
 		SELECT fls.fileid, fls.path, fls.size as filesize, \
 		    torrents.hash as hash, torrents.name as name, torrents.size as size,  \
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ index torrents_index
 
 source torrents_index_delta : torrents_index
 {
+	sql_query_pre = SET NAMES utf8
 	sql_query		= \
 		SELECT torrents.torrentid, torrents.hash as hash, torrents.name as name, torrents.size as size,  \
 		    torrents.seeders, torrents.leechers, torrents.completed, \