diff --git a/src/consumer/DatabaseConsumer.kt b/src/consumer/DatabaseConsumer.kt
index 3b446a2..ea5b670 100644
--- a/src/consumer/DatabaseConsumer.kt
+++ b/src/consumer/DatabaseConsumer.kt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class DatabaseConsumer : Consumer {
         throw UnsupportedOperationException()
     }
     override fun handleDelivery(consumerTag : String?, envelope : Envelope?, basicProperties : BasicProperties?, body : ByteArray?) {
-        val rawJson = body.toString()
+        val rawJson = body!!.toString(Charsets.UTF_8)
         val apiObject = gson.fromJson(rawJson, ApiObject::class.java)
 
         resultObjectService.addOne(apiObject)