diff --git a/ diy-layout-creator --username bancika@gmail.com/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/presenter/ProjectFileManager.java b/ diy-layout-creator --username bancika@gmail.com/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/presenter/ProjectFileManager.java
index c45f0638..52cccbca 100644
--- a/ diy-layout-creator --username bancika@gmail.com/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/presenter/ProjectFileManager.java	
+++ b/ diy-layout-creator --username bancika@gmail.com/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/presenter/ProjectFileManager.java	
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ public class ProjectFileManager {
 		FileOutputStream fos;
 		fos = new FileOutputStream(fileName);
 		Writer writer = new OutputStreamWriter(fos, "UTF-8");
+		writer.write("<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" ?>");
 		xStream.toXML(project, writer);
 		fos.close();
 		if (!isBackup) {