diff --git a/lib/jsgi-node.js b/lib/jsgi-node.js
index 1175489..98f06a1 100644
--- a/lib/jsgi-node.js
+++ b/lib/jsgi-node.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ To use provide a JSGI application (can be application stack) to the start
 function:
 
 require("jsgi-node").start(function(request){
-    var requestBody = request.input.read();
+    var requestBody = request.input.read().decodeToString("UTF-8");
     return {
         status:200,
         headers:{},