diff --git a/main/coursecopy/classes/Course.class.php b/main/coursecopy/classes/Course.class.php
index dfe420e74a..28249e97fb 100755
--- a/main/coursecopy/classes/Course.class.php
+++ b/main/coursecopy/classes/Course.class.php
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class Course
 		$this->code = '';
 		$this->path = '';
 		$this->backup_path = '';
+		$this->encoding = api_get_system_encoding();
 	}
 	/**
 	 * Check if a resource links to the given resource