diff --git a/BeWoChatServer/Server.cs b/BeWoChatServer/Server.cs
index ba23b5564..bc7459271 100644
--- a/BeWoChatServer/Server.cs
+++ b/BeWoChatServer/Server.cs
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ namespace BeWoChatServer
                                 var chatMessage = new ChatMessage
                                 {
                                     SenderPersonOid    = dataPacket.SenderPersonOid,
-                                    ChatText           = Encoding.Default.GetBytes(dataPacket.ChatMessage),
+                                    ChatText           = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(dataPacket.ChatMessage),
                                     EmpfängerPersonOid = dataPacket.RecipientPersonOid,
                                     Uhrzeit            = DateTime.Now,
                                     InsUser            = dataPacket.ClientName,
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ namespace BeWoChatServer
                             var chatMessage = new ChatMessage
                             {
                                 SenderPersonOid = dataPacket.SenderPersonOid,
-                                ChatText = Encoding.Default.GetBytes(dataPacket.ChatMessage),
+                                ChatText = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(dataPacket.ChatMessage),
                                 EmpfängerPersonOid = dataPacket.RecipientPersonOid,
                                 Uhrzeit = dataPacket.MessageTimeStamp,
                                 InsUser = dataPacket.ClientName,