diff --git a/src/main/java/core/packetproxy/gui/RawTextPane.java b/src/main/java/core/packetproxy/gui/RawTextPane.java
index 395a667..5c79eab 100644
--- a/src/main/java/core/packetproxy/gui/RawTextPane.java
+++ b/src/main/java/core/packetproxy/gui/RawTextPane.java
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ public void setData(byte[] data) throws Exception {
 		init_count = 0;
 		prev_text_panel = "";
 		raw_data.reset(data);
-		setText(new String(data));
+		setText(new String(data, "UTF-8"));
 		undo_manager.discardAllEdits();
 	}