diff --git a/pandora_server/lib/PandoraFMS/PluginTools.pm b/pandora_server/lib/PandoraFMS/PluginTools.pm
index bea80ed473..cae4772a50 100644
--- a/pandora_server/lib/PandoraFMS/PluginTools.pm
+++ b/pandora_server/lib/PandoraFMS/PluginTools.pm
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ eval "use POSIX::strftime::GNU;1" if ($^O =~ /win/i);
 use POSIX qw(strftime setsid floor);
 use MIME::Base64;
 use JSON qw(decode_json encode_json);
+use PerlIO::encoding;
 
 use base 'Exporter';