diff --git a/controllers/admin/AdminTranslationsController.php b/controllers/admin/AdminTranslationsController.php
index 0c96033a5..5754788ac 100644
--- a/controllers/admin/AdminTranslationsController.php
+++ b/controllers/admin/AdminTranslationsController.php
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ class AdminTranslationsControllerCore extends AdminController
 					if (isset($tab->class_name) && !empty($tab->class_name))
 					{
 						$id_lang = Language::getIdByIso($iso_code);
-						$tab->name[(int)$id_lang] = pSQL($translations);
+						$tab->name[(int)$id_lang] = pSQL(utf8_encode($translations));
 
 						// Update this tab
 						$tab->update();