diff --git a/frontend/static/index.html b/frontend/static/index.html
index 2050cdd1..826c557b 100644
--- a/frontend/static/index.html
+++ b/frontend/static/index.html
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
   <head>
     <title>Joyent Frontend</title>
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/vendor/normalize.min.css">
+    <meta charset="utf-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1">
   </head>
   <body>
     <div id='root'></div>
