diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cd6933f..5621d88 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
     "@radix-ui/react-slot": "^1.1.0",
     "class-variance-authority": "^0.7.0",
     "clsx": "^2.1.1",
+    "iconv-lite": "^0.6.3",
+    "jschardet": "^3.1.4",
     "lucide-react": "^0.447.0",
     "next": "14.2.14",
     "react": "^18",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 3d11be1..ab91e98 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ importers:
       clsx:
         specifier: ^2.1.1
         version: 2.1.1
+      iconv-lite:
+        specifier: ^0.6.3
+        version: 0.6.3
+      jschardet:
+        specifier: ^3.1.4
+        version: 3.1.4
       lucide-react:
         specifier: ^0.447.0
         version: 0.447.0(react@18.3.1)
@@ -777,6 +783,10 @@ packages:
   htmlparser2@9.1.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-5zfg6mHUoaer/97TxnGpxmbR7zJtPwIYFMZ/H5ucTlPZhKvtum05yiPK3Mgai3a0DyVxv7qYqoweaEd2nrYQzQ==}
 
+  iconv-lite@0.6.3:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-4fCk79wshMdzMp2rH06qWrJE4iolqLhCUH+OiuIgU++RB0+94NlDL81atO7GX55uUKueo0txHNtvEyI6D7WdMw==}
+    engines: {node: '>=0.10.0'}
+
   invariant@2.2.4:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-phJfQVBuaJM5raOpJjSfkiD6BpbCE4Ns//LaXl6wGYtUBY83nWS6Rf9tXm2e8VaK60JEjYldbPif/A2B1C2gNA==}
 
@@ -821,6 +831,10 @@ packages:
   js-tokens@4.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-RdJUflcE3cUzKiMqQgsCu06FPu9UdIJO0beYbPhHN4k6apgJtifcoCtT9bcxOpYBtpD2kCM6Sbzg4CausW/PKQ==}
 
+  jschardet@3.1.4:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-/kmVISmrwVwtyYU40iQUOp3SUPk2dhNCMsZBQX0R1/jZ8maaXJ/oZIzUOiyOqcgtLnETFKYChbJ5iDC/eWmFHg==}
+    engines: {node: '>=0.1.90'}
+
   lilconfig@2.1.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-utWOt/GHzuUxnLKxB6dk81RoOeoNeHgbrXiuGk4yyF5qlRz+iIVWu56E2fqGHFrXz0QNUhLB/8nKqvRH66JKGQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=10'}
@@ -1053,6 +1067,9 @@ packages:
   run-parallel@1.2.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-5l4VyZR86LZ/lDxZTR6jqL8AFE2S0IFLMP26AbjsLVADxHdhB/c0GUsH+y39UfCi3dzz8OlQuPmnaJOMoDHQBA==}
 
+  safer-buffer@2.1.2:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-YZo3K82SD7Riyi0E1EQPojLz7kpepnSQI9IyPbHHg1XXXevb5dJI7tpyN2ADxGcQbHG7vcyRHk0cbwqcQriUtg==}
+
   sanitize-html@2.13.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Xff91Z+4Mz5QiNSLdLWwjgBDm5b1RU6xBT0+12rapjiaR7SwfRdjw8f+6Rir2MXKLrDicRFHdb51hGOAxmsUIA==}
 
@@ -1853,6 +1870,10 @@ snapshots:
       domutils: 3.1.0
       entities: 4.5.0
 
+  iconv-lite@0.6.3:
+    dependencies:
+      safer-buffer: 2.1.2
+
   invariant@2.2.4:
     dependencies:
       loose-envify: 1.4.0
@@ -1889,6 +1910,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   js-tokens@4.0.0: {}
 
+  jschardet@3.1.4: {}
+
   lilconfig@2.1.0: {}
 
   lilconfig@3.1.2: {}
@@ -2102,6 +2125,8 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       queue-microtask: 1.2.3
 
+  safer-buffer@2.1.2: {}
+
   sanitize-html@2.13.0:
     dependencies:
       deepmerge: 4.3.1
diff --git a/src/app/api/fetchFeed/route.js b/src/app/api/fetchFeed/route.js
index 056f57b..2578d9e 100644
--- a/src/app/api/fetchFeed/route.js
+++ b/src/app/api/fetchFeed/route.js
@@ -1,33 +1,47 @@
-// route.js
+import jschardet from "jschardet";
+import iconv from "iconv-lite";
 
 export async function GET(req) {
   const { searchParams } = new URL(req.url);
   const url = searchParams.get("url");
 
   if (!url) {
-    return new Response('Missing "url" parameter', { status: 400 });
+    return new Response("Request missing required parameter 'url'.", {
+      status: 400,
+    });
   }
 
   if (url.endsWith("/api/fetchFeed")) {
-    return new Response("nice try", { status: 400 });
+    return new Response("You can't recursively call this endpoint.", {
+      status: 400,
+    });
   }
 
   try {
     const response = await fetch(url);
 
     if (!response.ok) {
-      return new Response("Failed to fetch the URL", {
+      return new Response("Failed to fetch the feed.", {
         status: response.status,
       });
     }
 
-    const text = await response.text();
-    return new Response(text, {
+    const buffer = await response.arrayBuffer();
+
+    const detectedEncoding = jschardet.detect(Buffer.from(buffer));
+    let encoding = detectedEncoding.encoding || "utf-8";
+
+    const decodedText = iconv.decode(Buffer.from(buffer), encoding);
+
+    return new Response(decodedText, {
       headers: {
-        "Content-Type": response.headers.get("Content-Type"),
+        "Content-Type": response.headers.get("Content-Type") || "text/plain",
       },
     });
   } catch (error) {
-    return new Response("Error fetching the URL", { status: 500 });
+    console.error("There was an error while fetching this feed: ", error);
+    return new Response("There was an error while fetching this feed", {
+      status: 500,
+    });
   }
 }