diff --git a/src/de/schildbach/pte/LinzProvider.java b/src/de/schildbach/pte/LinzProvider.java
index abb5a446..062ee994 100644
--- a/src/de/schildbach/pte/LinzProvider.java
+++ b/src/de/schildbach/pte/LinzProvider.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package de.schildbach.pte;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import com.google.common.base.Charsets;
 import de.schildbach.pte.dto.Style;
 
 import okhttp3.HttpUrl;
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ public class LinzProvider extends AbstractEfaProvider {
 
     public LinzProvider() {
         super(NetworkId.LINZ, API_BASE);
-
+        setRequestUrlEncoding(Charsets.UTF_8);
         setUseRouteIndexAsTripId(false);
         setStyles(STYLES);
     }