diff --git a/modules/utility/init.zsh b/modules/utility/init.zsh
index 30fee32a..8fdbaeea 100644
--- a/modules/utility/init.zsh
+++ b/modules/utility/init.zsh
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ fi
 # Miscellaneous
 
 # Serves a directory via HTTP.
-alias http-serve='python -m SimpleHTTPServer'
+alias http-serve="python -c \"import SimpleHTTPServer; m = SimpleHTTPServer.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler.extensions_map; m[''] = 'text/plain'; m.update(dict([(k, v + ';charset=UTF-8') for k, v in m.items()])); SimpleHTTPServer.test();\""
 
 #
 # Functions