diff --git a/protocols/fivem.js b/protocols/fivem.js
index 595346f..a7c708d 100644
--- a/protocols/fivem.js
+++ b/protocols/fivem.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ class FiveM extends require('./quake2') {
         super();
         this.sendHeader = 'getinfo xxx';
         this.responseHeader = 'infoResponse';
+        this.encoding = 'utf8';
     }
 
     finish(state) {
diff --git a/protocols/quake2.js b/protocols/quake2.js
index 0f5678d..4550cda 100644
--- a/protocols/quake2.js
+++ b/protocols/quake2.js
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ class Quake2 extends require('./core') {
         this.udpSend('\xff\xff\xff\xff'+this.sendHeader+'\x00', (buffer) => {
             const reader = this.reader(buffer);
 
-            const header = reader.string({length:4});
+            const header = reader.string({length:4,encoding:'latin1'});
             if(header !== '\xff\xff\xff\xff') return;
 
             let response;
             if(this.isQuake1) {
                 response = reader.string({length:this.responseHeader.length});
             } else {
-                response = reader.string();
+                response = reader.string({encoding:'latin1'});
             }
             if(response !== this.responseHeader) return;