diff --git a/cron-tasks/backup_database_medicine.sh b/cron-tasks/backup_database_medicine.sh
index c5671e1..2ee88b8 100755
--- a/cron-tasks/backup_database_medicine.sh
+++ b/cron-tasks/backup_database_medicine.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 set -e
+LANG=en_US.UTF-8 bash
 
 cd /root/medicine-backups/
 
diff --git a/cron-tasks/backup_database_medicine_remd.sh b/cron-tasks/backup_database_medicine_remd.sh
index 67363ef..ca4c424 100755
--- a/cron-tasks/backup_database_medicine_remd.sh
+++ b/cron-tasks/backup_database_medicine_remd.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 set -e
+LANG=en_US.UTF-8 bash
 
 cd /root/medicine-backups/