diff --git a/reports/guided_reports.pl b/reports/guided_reports.pl
index deeabe78c0..ddcdb4a411 100755
--- a/reports/guided_reports.pl
+++ b/reports/guided_reports.pl
@@ -395,6 +395,8 @@ elsif ($phase eq 'Run this report'){
 }	
 
 elsif ($phase eq 'Export'){
+    binmode STDOUT, ':utf8';
+
 	# export results to tab separated text
 	my $sql = $input->param('sql');
         my $format = $input->param('format');