diff --git a/rust/pact_verifier/src/pact_broker.rs b/rust/pact_verifier/src/pact_broker.rs
index 12f561fa..e50e5e17 100644
--- a/rust/pact_verifier/src/pact_broker.rs
+++ b/rust/pact_verifier/src/pact_broker.rs
@@ -495,6 +495,7 @@ impl HALClient {
       .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
       .header("Accept", "application/hal+json")
       .header("Accept", "application/json")
+      .header("Accept-Charset", "utf-8")
       .body(body.to_string());
 
     let response = with_retries(self.retries, request_builder).await;