diff --git a/library/src/main/java/org/mustangproject/ZUGFeRD/ZUGFeRDInvoiceImporter.java b/library/src/main/java/org/mustangproject/ZUGFeRD/ZUGFeRDInvoiceImporter.java
index f2a8ae9a..ce3eaa0d 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/org/mustangproject/ZUGFeRD/ZUGFeRDInvoiceImporter.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/org/mustangproject/ZUGFeRD/ZUGFeRDInvoiceImporter.java
@@ -1234,7 +1234,7 @@ public class ZUGFeRDInvoiceImporter {
 			bomlessData = rawXML;
 		}
 
-		return new String(bomlessData);
+		return new String(bomlessData, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
 	}
 
 	/***