diff --git a/lib/static/views.js b/lib/static/views.js
index 2d0c43fb40aa3dc9b9916f95d6f4b601381ea8c5..bad667eee2e40e0667572de7ded35d67ccdea2e4 100644
--- a/lib/static/views.js
+++ b/lib/static/views.js
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ exports.setup = function(app) {
   var humans = fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, "..", "..", "CONTRIBUTORS")).toString();
   app.get("/humans.txt", function(req, res) {
     cacheAllTheThings(res);
+    res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/plain; charset=utf8');
     res.send(humans);
   });