diff --git a/src/ofxHAPAVPlayer.mm b/src/ofxHAPAVPlayer.mm
index 977c73c..03da5d5 100644
--- a/src/ofxHAPAVPlayer.mm
+++ b/src/ofxHAPAVPlayer.mm
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ void main()\
     
     bFrameNew = false;
     
-    NSString *nsPath = [NSString stringWithCString:ofToDataPath(path).c_str() encoding:[NSString defaultCStringEncoding]];
+    NSString *nsPath = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:ofToDataPath(path).c_str()];
     [delegate load:nsPath];
     
 }
@@ -590,4 +590,4 @@ void main()\
 ////--------------------------------------------------------------
 //string ofxHAPAVPlayer::getMoviePath(){
 //    
-//}
\ No newline at end of file
+//}