diff --git a/lib/common/util.js b/lib/common/util.js
index 056b760d5..b840567eb 100644
--- a/lib/common/util.js
+++ b/lib/common/util.js
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ var _ = require('lodash'),
 
 function globTemplate(pattern) {
   return _.transform(glob.sync(pattern), function(result, filePath) {
-    result[path.basename(filePath, path.extname(filePath))] = _.template(fs.readFileSync(filePath));
+    var key = path.basename(filePath, path.extname(filePath));
+    result[key] = _.template(fs.readFileSync(filePath, 'utf8'));
   }, {});
 }