diff --git a/payapi/build.gradle b/payapi/build.gradle
index 0a7d16c..5d8338c 100644
--- a/payapi/build.gradle
+++ b/payapi/build.gradle
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
     id 'com.palantir.docker'
 }
 
+tasks.withType(JavaCompile) {
+    options.encoding = "UTF-8"
+}
+
+
 payapiVersion = gitVersion()
 def details = versionDetails()