diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Build.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Build.pm
index bd38e7b9..c5d9a1c7 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Build.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/Build.pm
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ sub build_GET {
     $c->stash->{drvAvailable} = isValidPath $build->drvpath;
 
     if (!$build->finished && $build->busy) {
-        $c->stash->{logtext} = read_file($build->logfile, err_mode => 'quiet') // "";
+        $c->stash->{logtext} = decode("utf-8", read_file($build->logfile, err_mode => 'quiet') // "");
     }
 
     if ($build->finished && $build->iscachedbuild) {