diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/build.gradle.kts b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/build.gradle.kts
index eb709f17..a1109cd7 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/build.gradle.kts
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ tasks.test {
 
 
 tasks.named<BootBuildImage>("bootBuildImage") {
+
+    environment.put("BPE_DELIM_JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS", " ")
+    environment.put("BPE_APPEND_JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS", "-Dfile.encoding=UTF-8")
+
     imageName.set("nexus.knecon.com:5001/red/${project.name}:${project.version}")
     if (project.hasProperty("buildbootDockerHostNetwork")) {
         network.set("host")