diff --git a/tools/docker-compose/start_development.sh b/tools/docker-compose/start_development.sh
index b86614dd9b..b6455de131 100755
--- a/tools/docker-compose/start_development.sh
+++ b/tools/docker-compose/start_development.sh
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ cd /awx_devel
 if [ -f "/awx_devel/tools/docker-compose/use_dev_supervisor.txt" ]; then
     make supervisor
 else
+    export PYTHONIOENCODING=utf_8
     honcho start -f "tools/docker-compose/Procfile"
 fi