diff --git a/enabler/src/de/schildbach/pte/MvgProvider.java b/enabler/src/de/schildbach/pte/MvgProvider.java
index 6f95ce31..c4c6e008 100644
--- a/enabler/src/de/schildbach/pte/MvgProvider.java
+++ b/enabler/src/de/schildbach/pte/MvgProvider.java
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 package de.schildbach.pte;
 
+import com.google.common.base.Charsets;
+
 import de.schildbach.pte.dto.Position;
 
 import okhttp3.HttpUrl;
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ public class MvgProvider extends AbstractEfaProvider {
 
     public MvgProvider() {
         super(NetworkId.MVG, API_BASE);
+        setRequestUrlEncoding(Charsets.UTF_8);
         setSessionCookieName("SIDefa80");
     }