diff --git a/core/auth.js b/core/auth.js
index 9825fbf8..04fcd431 100644
--- a/core/auth.js
+++ b/core/auth.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ function authHandler(request, response) {
 		if (request.method == "POST" || formData.submit) {
 			session = newSession();
 			sessionIsNew = true;
-			formData = form.decodeForm(request.body, formData);
+			formData = form.decodeForm(utf8Decode(request.body), formData);
 			if (formData.submit == "Login") {
 				var account = gDatabase.get("user:" + formData.name);
 				account = account ? JSON.parse(account) : account;