diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/template/ClassPathRepoTemplateLoader.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/template/ClassPathRepoTemplateLoader.java
index d66adf3d26..03e6053aed 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/template/ClassPathRepoTemplateLoader.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/template/ClassPathRepoTemplateLoader.java
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ public class ClassPathRepoTemplateLoader implements TemplateLoader
         public Reader getReader() throws IOException
         {
             inputStream = conn.getContentInputStream();
-            return new InputStreamReader(inputStream);
+            return new InputStreamReader(inputStream, conn.getEncoding());
         }
         
         public void close() throws IOException