# Invalid byte sequence error during install

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/invalid-byte-sequence-error-during-install/87430>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [May 14, 2018, 12:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invalid-byte-sequence-error-during-install/87430 "2018-05-14T12:43:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![GoMezzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f19dbf/32.png) [@GoMezzo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GoMezzo)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2018, 3:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invalid-byte-sequence-error-during-install/87430/9 "2018-05-14T15:59:27Z")

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I solved it - the installation had added an ^ to the admin email.

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