diff --git a/enabler/src/de/schildbach/pte/VorProvider.java b/enabler/src/de/schildbach/pte/VorProvider.java
index 8d25614a..5cd5ef30 100644
--- a/enabler/src/de/schildbach/pte/VorProvider.java
+++ b/enabler/src/de/schildbach/pte/VorProvider.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ public class VorProvider extends AbstractEfaProvider
 		setHttpPost(true);
 		setIncludeRegionId(false);
 		setStyles(STYLES);
+		setRequestUrlEncoding(UTF_8);
 	}
 
 	public NetworkId id()