diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 7996addf7..8dc45e1dd 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ ERROR_PARSING_REGEXES = (
                           r"error '[0-9a-f]{8}'((<[^>]+>)|\s)+(?P<result>[^<>]+)"
                         )
 
-META_CHARSET_REGEX  = r'<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="[^"]*?charset=(?P<result>[^"]+)" />'
+META_CHARSET_REGEX  = r'<meta http-equiv="?content-type"?[^>]+charset=(?P<result>[^">]+)'
 
 # Reference: http://www.the-interweb.com/serendipity/index.php?/archives/94-A-brief-analysis-of-40,000-leaked-MySpace-passwords.html
 COMMON_PASSWORD_SUFFIXES = ["", "1", "2", "123", "12", "3", "7", "07", "11", "4", "5", "!", ".", "*", "!!", "?", ";", "..", "!!!", ",", "@"]