diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/TableNavigator/TableDataImport.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/TableNavigator/TableDataImport.svelte
index d328df4b40..810d7960f5 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/TableNavigator/TableDataImport.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/TableNavigator/TableDataImport.svelte
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
       files = fileArray
       validateCSV()
     })
-    reader.readAsBinaryString(fileArray[0])
+    reader.readAsText(fileArray[0])
   }
 
   async function omitColumn(columnName) {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utilities/tests/__snapshots__/csvParser.spec.js.snap b/packages/server/src/utilities/tests/__snapshots__/csvParser.spec.js.snap
index 1966637f56..3c532413fa 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utilities/tests/__snapshots__/csvParser.spec.js.snap
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/tests/__snapshots__/csvParser.spec.js.snap
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Array [
   Object {
     "Address": "5 Sesame Street",
     "Age": 4324,
-    "Name": "Bert",
+    "Name": "Bertå",
   },
   Object {
     "Address": "1 World Trade Center",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utilities/tests/csvParser.spec.js b/packages/server/src/utilities/tests/csvParser.spec.js
index 5fc4a9ffe3..48e275fdd1 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utilities/tests/csvParser.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/tests/csvParser.spec.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ describe("CSV Parser", () => {
         })
       ).toEqual([
         {
-          Name: "Bert",
+          Name: "Bertå",
         },
         {
           Name: "Ernie",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utilities/tests/test.csv b/packages/server/src/utilities/tests/test.csv
index 2266b348cd..2a193e4df2 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utilities/tests/test.csv
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/tests/test.csv
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 "Name","Age","Address"
-"Bert","4324","5 Sesame Street"
+"Bertå","4324","5 Sesame Street"
 "Ernie","34","1 World Trade Center"
 "Big Bird","23423","44 Second Avenue"
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