diff --git a/lib/http-listener.js b/lib/http-listener.js
index 81196d1..72a5334 100644
--- a/lib/http-listener.js
+++ b/lib/http-listener.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const express = require('express');
 const bodyParser = require('body-parser');
-const ipfilter = require('express-ipfilter').IpFilter
+const ipfilter = require('express-ipfilter').IpFilter;
+const removeAccents = require('remove-accents');
 
 const config = require('komodo-sdk/config');
 const logger = require('tektrans-logger');
@@ -50,7 +51,8 @@ function mainHandler(req, res) {
     }
 
     // message cleansing
-    const msg = (req.query.msg || req.body.msg || '').replace(/[\u{0080}-\u{FFFF}]/gu, '').trim();
+    const msg = removeAccents(req.query.msg || req.body.msg || '')
+        .replace(/[\u{0080}-\u{FFFF}]/gu, '').trim();
 
     if (!msg) {
         logger.warn('Undefined parameter msg. #92996A497D12')