diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.windestimation.lab/src/com/sap/sailing/windestimation/data/importer/ManeuverAndWindImporter.java b/java/com.sap.sailing.windestimation.lab/src/com/sap/sailing/windestimation/data/importer/ManeuverAndWindImporter.java
index e4e70e150ab..24f3b4b47e3 100644
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.windestimation.lab/src/com/sap/sailing/windestimation/data/importer/ManeuverAndWindImporter.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.windestimation.lab/src/com/sap/sailing/windestimation/data/importer/ManeuverAndWindImporter.java
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ public class ManeuverAndWindImporter {
         final Header contentEncoding = response.getEntity().getContentEncoding();
         final Reader reader;
         if (contentEncoding == null) {
-            reader = new InputStreamReader(response.getEntity().getContent());
+            reader = new InputStreamReader(response.getEntity().getContent(), "UTF-8");
         } else {
             reader = new InputStreamReader(response.getEntity().getContent(), contentEncoding.getValue());
         }