diff --git a/accurest-core/src/main/groovy/io/codearte/accurest/builder/MethodBuilder.groovy b/accurest-core/src/main/groovy/io/codearte/accurest/builder/MethodBuilder.groovy
index c4e8da6d04..55a0f66f36 100644
--- a/accurest-core/src/main/groovy/io/codearte/accurest/builder/MethodBuilder.groovy
+++ b/accurest-core/src/main/groovy/io/codearte/accurest/builder/MethodBuilder.groovy
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import io.codearte.accurest.config.TestFramework
 import io.codearte.accurest.config.TestMode
 import io.codearte.accurest.dsl.GroovyDsl
 import io.codearte.accurest.util.NamesUtil
+import org.codehaus.groovy.control.CompilerConfiguration
 
 /**
  * @author Jakub Kubrynski
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ class MethodBuilder {
 
 	static MethodBuilder createTestMethod(File stubsFile, AccurestConfigProperties configProperties) {
 		log.debug("Stub content from file [${stubsFile.text}]")
-		GroovyDsl stubContent = new GroovyShell(this.classLoader).evaluate(stubsFile)
+		GroovyDsl stubContent = new GroovyShell(this.classLoader, new Binding(), new CompilerConfiguration(sourceEncoding:'UTF-8')).evaluate(stubsFile)
 		log.debug("Stub content Groovy DSL [$stubContent]")
 		String methodName = NamesUtil.camelCase(NamesUtil.toLastDot(NamesUtil.afterLast(stubsFile.path, File.separator)))
 		return new MethodBuilder(methodName, stubContent, configProperties)