diff --git a/enabler/src/de/schildbach/pte/VrrProvider.java b/enabler/src/de/schildbach/pte/VrrProvider.java
index 60296a5b..98abc3c2 100644
--- a/enabler/src/de/schildbach/pte/VrrProvider.java
+++ b/enabler/src/de/schildbach/pte/VrrProvider.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class VrrProvider extends AbstractEfaProvider
 		setNeedsSpEncId(true);
 		setUseRouteIndexAsTripId(false);
 		setStyles(STYLES);
-		setRequestUrlEncoding(Charsets.UTF_8);
+		setRequestUrlEncoding(Charsets.ISO_8859_1);
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/enabler/test/de/schildbach/pte/live/VrrProviderLiveTest.java b/enabler/test/de/schildbach/pte/live/VrrProviderLiveTest.java
index 76688f72..25da56dd 100644
--- a/enabler/test/de/schildbach/pte/live/VrrProviderLiveTest.java
+++ b/enabler/test/de/schildbach/pte/live/VrrProviderLiveTest.java
@@ -98,8 +98,9 @@ public class VrrProviderLiveTest extends AbstractProviderLiveTest
 	@Test
 	public void suggestLocationsWithUmlaut() throws Exception
 	{
-		final SuggestLocationsResult result = suggestLocations("grün");
+		final SuggestLocationsResult result = suggestLocations("Köln Mülheim");
 		print(result);
+		assertThat(result.getLocations(), hasItem(new Location(LocationType.STATION, "22000572")));
 	}
 
 	@Test