diff --git a/lib/matrix_api/matrix_api.dart b/lib/matrix_api/matrix_api.dart
index 6f87e88..770dd25 100644
--- a/lib/matrix_api/matrix_api.dart
+++ b/lib/matrix_api/matrix_api.dart
@@ -18,13 +18,14 @@
 
 import 'dart:async';
 import 'dart:convert';
+
 import 'package:famedlysdk/matrix_api/model/filter.dart';
 import 'package:famedlysdk/matrix_api/model/keys_query_response.dart';
 import 'package:famedlysdk/matrix_api/model/login_types.dart';
 import 'package:famedlysdk/matrix_api/model/notifications_query_response.dart';
 import 'package:famedlysdk/matrix_api/model/open_graph_data.dart';
-import 'package:famedlysdk/matrix_api/model/request_token_response.dart';
 import 'package:famedlysdk/matrix_api/model/profile.dart';
+import 'package:famedlysdk/matrix_api/model/request_token_response.dart';
 import 'package:famedlysdk/matrix_api/model/server_capabilities.dart';
 import 'package:famedlysdk/matrix_api/model/supported_versions.dart';
 import 'package:famedlysdk/matrix_api/model/sync_update.dart';
@@ -36,12 +37,12 @@ import 'package:mime/mime.dart';
 import 'package:moor/moor.dart';
 
 import 'model/device.dart';
-import 'model/matrix_event.dart';
-import 'model/matrix_keys.dart';
 import 'model/event_context.dart';
 import 'model/events_sync_update.dart';
 import 'model/login_response.dart';
+import 'model/matrix_event.dart';
 import 'model/matrix_exception.dart';
+import 'model/matrix_keys.dart';
 import 'model/one_time_keys_claim_response.dart';
 import 'model/open_id_credentials.dart';
 import 'model/presence_content.dart';
@@ -192,7 +193,13 @@ class MatrixApi {
               );
           break;
       }
-      var jsonString = String.fromCharCodes(resp.body.runes);
+      var respBody = resp.body;
+      try {
+        respBody = utf8.decode(resp.bodyBytes);
+      } catch (_) {
+        // No-OP
+      }
+      var jsonString = String.fromCharCodes(respBody.runes);
       if (jsonString.startsWith('[') && jsonString.endsWith(']')) {
         jsonString = '\{"chunk":$jsonString\}';
       }
diff --git a/lib/src/client.dart b/lib/src/client.dart
index 8815688..bdd2ada 100644
--- a/lib/src/client.dart
+++ b/lib/src/client.dart
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ import 'dart:async';
 import 'dart:convert';
 import 'dart:core';
 
+import 'package:famedlysdk/encryption.dart';
 import 'package:famedlysdk/famedlysdk.dart';
 import 'package:famedlysdk/matrix_api.dart';
-import 'package:famedlysdk/encryption.dart';
 import 'package:famedlysdk/src/room.dart';
 import 'package:famedlysdk/src/utils/device_keys_list.dart';
 import 'package:famedlysdk/src/utils/matrix_file.dart';
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ import 'package:famedlysdk/src/utils/to_device_event.dart';
 import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
 import 'package:pedantic/pedantic.dart';
 
+import 'database/database.dart' show Database;
 import 'event.dart';
 import 'room.dart';
+import 'user.dart';
 import 'utils/event_update.dart';
 import 'utils/room_update.dart';
-import 'user.dart';
-import 'database/database.dart' show Database;
 
 typedef RoomSorter = int Function(Room a, Room b);
 
@@ -231,7 +231,13 @@ class Client {
   ) async {
     final response = await http
         .get('https://${MatrixIdOrDomain.domain}/.well-known/matrix/client');
-    final rawJson = json.decode(response.body);
+    var respBody = response.body;
+    try {
+      respBody = utf8.decode(response.bodyBytes);
+    } catch (_) {
+      // No-OP
+    }
+    final rawJson = json.decode(respBody);
     return WellKnownInformations.fromJson(rawJson);
   }