diff --git a/enabler/src/de/schildbach/pte/VrnProvider.java b/enabler/src/de/schildbach/pte/VrnProvider.java
index fcf8845c..ecee886f 100644
--- a/enabler/src/de/schildbach/pte/VrnProvider.java
+++ b/enabler/src/de/schildbach/pte/VrnProvider.java
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ package de.schildbach.pte;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
+import com.google.common.base.Charsets;
+
 import de.schildbach.pte.dto.Line;
 import de.schildbach.pte.dto.Product;
 
@@ -27,13 +29,16 @@ import de.schildbach.pte.dto.Product;
  */
 public class VrnProvider extends AbstractEfaProvider
 {
-	private static final String API_BASE = "http://fahrplanauskunft.vrn.de/vrn_mobile/";
+	private static final String API_BASE = "http://fahrplanauskunft.vrn.de/vrn/";
 
+	// http://fahrplanauskunft.vrn.de/vrn_mobile/
 	// http://efa9.vrn.de/vrt/
 
 	public VrnProvider()
 	{
 		super(NetworkId.VRN, API_BASE);
+
+		setRequestUrlEncoding(Charsets.UTF_8);
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/enabler/test/de/schildbach/pte/live/VrnProviderLiveTest.java b/enabler/test/de/schildbach/pte/live/VrnProviderLiveTest.java
index 47af59f5..1a2c5bcc 100644
--- a/enabler/test/de/schildbach/pte/live/VrnProviderLiveTest.java
+++ b/enabler/test/de/schildbach/pte/live/VrnProviderLiveTest.java
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
 
 package de.schildbach.pte.live;
 
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.hasItem;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 import java.util.Date;
@@ -85,7 +87,8 @@ public class VrnProviderLiveTest extends AbstractProviderLiveTest
 	@Test
 	public void suggestLocationsWithUmlaut() throws Exception
 	{
-		final SuggestLocationsResult result = suggestLocations("grün");
+		final SuggestLocationsResult result = suggestLocations("Käfertal");
+		assertThat(result.getLocations(), hasItem(new Location(LocationType.STATION, "6005547")));
 		print(result);
 	}
 
@@ -166,4 +169,15 @@ public class VrnProviderLiveTest extends AbstractProviderLiveTest
 		final QueryTripsResult earlierResult = queryMoreTrips(later2Result.context, false);
 		print(earlierResult);
 	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void tripWithUmlaut() throws Exception
+	{
+		final QueryTripsResult result = queryTrips(new Location(LocationType.ANY, null, null, "Käfertal"), null, new Location(LocationType.STATION,
+				"6002417", "Mannheim", "Hauptbahnhof"), new Date(), true, Product.ALL, WalkSpeed.NORMAL, Accessibility.NEUTRAL);
+		print(result);
+		assertEquals(QueryTripsResult.Status.OK, result.status);
+		assertTrue(result.trips.size() > 0);
+		assertEquals(result.trips.get(0).from, new Location(LocationType.STATION, "6005547"));
+	}
 }