diff --git a/microsoft-azure-api/src/main/java/com/microsoft/windowsazure/services/media/implementation/StatusLine.java b/microsoft-azure-api/src/main/java/com/microsoft/windowsazure/services/media/implementation/StatusLine.java
index 70be929297edc..7fcc5d5ea948b 100644
--- a/microsoft-azure-api/src/main/java/com/microsoft/windowsazure/services/media/implementation/StatusLine.java
+++ b/microsoft-azure-api/src/main/java/com/microsoft/windowsazure/services/media/implementation/StatusLine.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public static StatusLine create(DataSource dataSource) {
 
     private static void expect(Reader reader, String string) {
         try {
-            byte[] byteArray = string.getBytes();
+            byte[] byteArray = string.getBytes("UTF-8");
             int ch;
             for (int i = 0; i < string.length(); i++) {
                 ch = reader.read();