diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/connection/ConnectionAcceptor.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/connection/ConnectionAcceptor.groovy
index 628d0830..2308dd70 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/connection/ConnectionAcceptor.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/connection/ConnectionAcceptor.groovy
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ class ConnectionAcceptor {
             DataOutputStream dos = new DataOutputStream(os)
 
             if (!json) {
-                os.write("\r\n")
+                os.write("\r\n".getBytes(StandardCharsets.US_ASCII))
                 int size = Math.min(Short.MAX_VALUE * 2, good.size())
                 good = good.subList(0, size)
                 dos.writeShort(size)
@@ -414,10 +414,10 @@ class ConnectionAcceptor {
                     it.persona.write(dos)
                 }
             } else {
-                dos.write("Json: true\r\n")
-                dos.write("Good:${good.size()}\r\n")
-                dos.write("Bad:${bad.size()}\r\n")
-                dos.write("\r\n")
+                dos.write("Json: true\r\n".getBytes(StandardCharsets.US_ASCII))
+                dos.write("Good:${good.size()}\r\n".getBytes(StandardCharsets.US_ASCII))
+                dos.write("Bad:${bad.size()}\r\n".getBytes(StandardCharsets.US_ASCII))
+                dos.write("\r\n".getBytes(StandardCharsets.US_ASCII))
                 
                 good.each { 
                     def obj = [:]
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/trust/TrustSubscriber.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/trust/TrustSubscriber.groovy
index c9e8f864..ea169cb6 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/trust/TrustSubscriber.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/trust/TrustSubscriber.groovy
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ class TrustSubscriber {
             OutputStream os = endpoint.getOutputStream()
             InputStream is = endpoint.getInputStream()
             os.write("TRUST\r\n".getBytes(StandardCharsets.US_ASCII))
-            os.write("Json:true\r\n")
-            os.write("\r\n")
+            os.write("Json:true\r\n".getBytes(StandardCharsets.US_ASCII))
+            os.write("\r\n".getBytes(StandardCharsets.US_ASCII))
             os.flush()
 
             String codeString = DataUtil.readTillRN(is)