diff --git a/test/commands/electrum-new.cpp b/test/commands/electrum-new.cpp
index c2f355c52..57a037338 100644
--- a/test/commands/electrum-new.cpp
+++ b/test/commands/electrum-new.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(electrum_new__invoke__en_dictionary_prefix__okay_output)
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(electrum_new__invoke__es_dictionary_prefix__okay_output)
 {
+    // Required for proper initialization of a non-ascii dictionary in vc++.
+    set_utf8_stdout();
+
+    // Verify the UTF8 initialization.
+    BOOST_REQUIRE(bc::wallet::language::es[0] == std::string("ábaco"));
+
     BX_DECLARE_COMMAND(electrum_new);
     command.set_seed_argument({ "05e669b4270f4e25bce6fc3736170d423c" });
     command.set_language_option({ "es" });