diff --git a/modules/kannel/templates/kannel.conf.erb b/modules/kannel/templates/kannel.conf.erb
index a72a39a..d953fd3 100644
--- a/modules/kannel/templates/kannel.conf.erb
+++ b/modules/kannel/templates/kannel.conf.erb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ host = 127.0.0.1
 port = 2775
 #receive-port = 2775
 interface-version=34
-alt-charset = ISO-8859-1
+# alt-charset = ISO-8859-1
 enquire-link-interval = 10
 connect-allow-ip = 127.0.0.1
 transceiver-mode = true