diff --git a/apps/microsoft/sccm/local/mode/databasereplicationstatus.pm b/apps/microsoft/sccm/local/mode/databasereplicationstatus.pm
index 8b11c70a6..5861b2039 100644
--- a/apps/microsoft/sccm/local/mode/databasereplicationstatus.pm
+++ b/apps/microsoft/sccm/local/mode/databasereplicationstatus.pm
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ sub manage_selection {
     
     my $decoded;
     eval {
-        $decoded = JSON::XS->new->utf8->decode($stdout);
+        $decoded = JSON::XS->new->decode($self->{output}->decode($stdout));
     };
     if ($@) {
         $self->{output}->add_option_msg(short_msg => "Cannot decode json response: $@");