diff --git a/app/docker/views/containers/console/containerConsoleController.js b/app/docker/views/containers/console/containerConsoleController.js
index 57551796e..5b0d0d1fc 100644
--- a/app/docker/views/containers/console/containerConsoleController.js
+++ b/app/docker/views/containers/console/containerConsoleController.js
@@ -183,9 +183,6 @@ angular.module('portainer.docker').controller('ContainerConsoleController', [
       socket.onopen = function () {
         $scope.state = states.connected;
         term = new Terminal();
-        socket.send('export LANG=C.UTF-8\n');
-        socket.send('export LC_ALL=C.UTF-8\n');
-        socket.send('clear\n');
 
         term.onData(function (data) {
           socket.send(data);
@@ -205,7 +202,8 @@ angular.module('portainer.docker').controller('ContainerConsoleController', [
         });
 
         socket.onmessage = function (e) {
-          term.write(e.data);
+          var encoded = new TextEncoder().encode(e.data);
+          term.writeUtf8(encoded);
         };
         socket.onerror = function (err) {
           $scope.disconnect();
diff --git a/app/react/kubernetes/applications/ConsoleView/ConsoleView.tsx b/app/react/kubernetes/applications/ConsoleView/ConsoleView.tsx
index 601a4a59a..932c91522 100644
--- a/app/react/kubernetes/applications/ConsoleView/ConsoleView.tsx
+++ b/app/react/kubernetes/applications/ConsoleView/ConsoleView.tsx
@@ -75,14 +75,12 @@ export function ConsoleView() {
           terminal?.setOption('cursorBlink', true);
           terminal?.focus();
           setConnectionStatus('open');
-          socket.send('export LANG=C.UTF-8\n');
-          socket.send('export LC_ALL=C.UTF-8\n');
-          socket.send('clear\n');
         }
       };
 
       socket.onmessage = (msg) => {
-        terminal?.write(msg.data);
+        const encoded = new TextEncoder().encode(msg.data);
+        terminal?.writeUtf8(encoded);
       };
 
       socket.onerror = () => {
diff --git a/app/react/sidebar/KubernetesSidebar/KubectlShell/KubectlShell.tsx b/app/react/sidebar/KubernetesSidebar/KubectlShell/KubectlShell.tsx
index e713af0da..ac609983e 100644
--- a/app/react/sidebar/KubernetesSidebar/KubectlShell/KubectlShell.tsx
+++ b/app/react/sidebar/KubernetesSidebar/KubectlShell/KubectlShell.tsx
@@ -46,27 +46,19 @@ export function KubeCtlShell({ environmentId, onClose }: Props) {
     onClose();
   }, [onClose, terminal, socket]);
 
-  const openTerminal = useCallback(
-    (socket: WebSocket | null) => {
-      if (!terminalElem.current) {
-        return;
-      }
+  const openTerminal = useCallback(() => {
+    if (!terminalElem.current) {
+      return;
+    }
 
-      terminal.open(terminalElem.current);
-      terminal.setOption('cursorBlink', true);
-      terminal.focus();
-      fit(terminal);
-      if (socket) {
-        socket.send('export LANG=C.UTF-8\n');
-        socket.send('export LC_ALL=C.UTF-8\n');
-        socket.send('clear\n');
-      }
-      terminal.writeln('#Run kubectl commands inside here');
-      terminal.writeln('#e.g. kubectl get all');
-      terminal.writeln('');
-    },
-    [terminal]
-  );
+    terminal.open(terminalElem.current);
+    terminal.setOption('cursorBlink', true);
+    terminal.focus();
+    fit(terminal);
+    terminal.writeln('#Run kubectl commands inside here');
+    terminal.writeln('#e.g. kubectl get all');
+    terminal.writeln('');
+  }, [terminal]);
 
   // refresh socket listeners on socket updates
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -74,10 +66,11 @@ export function KubeCtlShell({ environmentId, onClose }: Props) {
       return () => {};
     }
     function onOpen() {
-      openTerminal(socket);
+      openTerminal();
     }
     function onMessage(e: MessageEvent) {
-      terminal.write(e.data);
+      const encoded = new TextEncoder().encode(e.data);
+      terminal.writeUtf8(encoded);
     }
     function onClose() {
       handleClose();