diff --git a/scrapers.sql b/scrapers.sql
index d0de91362..37ad119db 100644
--- a/scrapers.sql
+++ b/scrapers.sql
@@ -17549,6 +17549,9 @@ function doExport() {
 	if(Zotero.getOption("UTF8")) {
 	    Zotero.setCharacterSet("UTF-8");
 	}
+    else {
+        Zotero.setCharacterSet("us-ascii");
+    }
 	
 	//Zotero.write("% BibTeX export generated by Zotero "+Zotero.Utilities.getVersion());