diff --git a/deploy/emit_notices.sh b/deploy/emit_notices.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/settings/prod.py b/settings/prod.py
index d538051e..b4a1ee21 100644
--- a/settings/prod.py
+++ b/settings/prod.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ DATABASES = {
         'PASSWORD': 'unglue1t',
         'HOST': 'production.cboagmr25pjs.us-east-1.rds.amazonaws.com',
         'PORT': '',
+        'TEST_CHARSET': 'utf8',
     }
 }