diff --git a/fhem/FHEM/70_LaMetric2.pm b/fhem/FHEM/70_LaMetric2.pm
index 12b10bc61..86a4f526d 100644
--- a/fhem/FHEM/70_LaMetric2.pm
+++ b/fhem/FHEM/70_LaMetric2.pm
@@ -1258,7 +1258,7 @@ sub LaMetric2_SetApp {
     my $hash    = shift;
     my $cmd     = shift;
     my $h       = shift;
-    my $package = shift;
+    my $package = decode_utf8(shift);
     my $action  = shift;
     my $name    = $hash->{NAME};