diff --git a/core/network/build.gradle.kts b/core/network/build.gradle.kts
index 2829c2164..1f3f0b5b6 100644
--- a/core/network/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/core/network/build.gradle.kts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ kotlin {
       implementation(libs.ktxml)
       implementation(libs.kermit)
       implementation(libs.crashkios.bugsnag)
+      api(libs.korlibs.string)
     }
     commonTest.dependencies { implementation(libs.kotlin.test) }
 
diff --git a/core/network/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/sasikanth/rss/reader/core/network/fetcher/FeedFetcher.kt b/core/network/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/sasikanth/rss/reader/core/network/fetcher/FeedFetcher.kt
index 1be972f31..b484d478c 100644
--- a/core/network/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/sasikanth/rss/reader/core/network/fetcher/FeedFetcher.kt
+++ b/core/network/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/sasikanth/rss/reader/core/network/fetcher/FeedFetcher.kt
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ import io.ktor.http.HttpStatusCode
 import io.ktor.http.URLBuilder
 import io.ktor.http.URLProtocol
 import io.ktor.http.Url
-import io.ktor.http.charset
 import io.ktor.http.contentType
-import io.ktor.utils.io.charsets.Charsets
+import korlibs.io.lang.Charset
+import korlibs.io.lang.Charsets
 import me.tatarka.inject.annotations.Inject
 
 @Inject
@@ -99,12 +99,10 @@ class FeedFetcher(private val httpClient: HttpClient, private val feedParser: Fe
       }
     } else {
       val content = response.bodyAsChannel()
-      val feedPayload =
-        feedParser.parse(
-          feedUrl = url,
-          content = content,
-          charset = response.charset() ?: Charsets.UTF_8
-        )
+      val responseCharset = response.contentType()?.parameter("charset")
+      val charset = Charset.forName(responseCharset ?: Charsets.UTF8.name)
+
+      val feedPayload = feedParser.parse(feedUrl = url, content = content, charset = charset)
 
       FeedFetchResult.Success(feedPayload)
     }
diff --git a/core/network/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/sasikanth/rss/reader/core/network/parser/FeedParser.kt b/core/network/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/sasikanth/rss/reader/core/network/parser/FeedParser.kt
index 139571807..6ce446fde 100644
--- a/core/network/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/sasikanth/rss/reader/core/network/parser/FeedParser.kt
+++ b/core/network/src/commonMain/kotlin/dev/sasikanth/rss/reader/core/network/parser/FeedParser.kt
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ import io.ktor.http.URLBuilder
 import io.ktor.http.URLProtocol
 import io.ktor.http.set
 import io.ktor.utils.io.ByteReadChannel
-import io.ktor.utils.io.charsets.Charset
+import io.ktor.utils.io.charsets.decode
 import io.ktor.utils.io.core.String
 import io.ktor.utils.io.core.readBytes
+import korlibs.io.lang.Charset
 import kotlin.coroutines.CoroutineContext
 import kotlin.coroutines.EmptyCoroutineContext
 import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
@@ -156,7 +157,8 @@ private fun ByteReadChannel.toCharIterator(
       if (this@toCharIterator.isClosedForRead) return false
 
       val packet = runBlocking(context) { this@toCharIterator.readRemaining(DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE) }
-      currentBuffer = String(bytes = packet.readBytes(), charset = charset)
+      currentBuffer = buildString { charset.decode(this, packet.readBytes()) }
+
       packet.release()
       currentIndex = 0
       return currentBuffer.isNotEmpty()
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index defb693a5..2a5306c64 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ bugsnag = "6.6.1"
 crashkios-bugsnag = "0.8.6"
 kermit = "2.0.4"
 reorderable = "2.2.0"
+korlibs = "6.0.0"
 
 [libraries]
 compose_runtime = { module = "org.jetbrains.compose.runtime:runtime", version.ref = "compose" }
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ crashkios-bugsnag = { module = "co.touchlab.crashkios:bugsnag", version.ref = "c
 kermit = { module = "co.touchlab:kermit", version.ref = "kermit" }
 kermit-bugsnag = { module = "co.touchlab:kermit-bugsnag", version.ref = "kermit" }
 reorderable = { module = "sh.calvin.reorderable:reorderable", version.ref = "reorderable"  }
+korlibs-string = { module = "com.soywiz:korlibs-string", version.ref = "korlibs" }
 
 [plugins]
 android_application = { id = "com.android.application", version.ref = "android_gradle_plugin" }