diff --git a/src/cpp/HTTPInterface/ElopageWebhook.cpp b/src/cpp/HTTPInterface/ElopageWebhook.cpp
index a592996a7..02cac9291 100644
--- a/src/cpp/HTTPInterface/ElopageWebhook.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/HTTPInterface/ElopageWebhook.cpp
@@ -241,6 +241,13 @@ int HandleElopageRequestTask::run()
 		mFirstName = mRequestData.get("payer[first_name]", "");
 		mLastName = mRequestData.get("payer[last_name]", "");
 
+		printf("LastName: %s\n", mLastName.data());
+		for (int i = 0; i < mLastName.size(); i++) {
+			char c = mLastName.data()[i];
+			printf("%d ", c);
+		}
+		printf("\n\n");
+
 		// validate input
 		if (!validateInput()) {
 			// if input is invalid we can stop now
@@ -301,7 +308,8 @@ int HandleElopageRequestTask::run()
 		//ss << "oder kopiere den Code: " << mEmailVerificationCode << " selbst dort hinein." << std::endl;
 		ss << "oder kopiere den obigen Link in Dein Browserfenster." << std::endl;
 		ss << std::endl;
-		ss << "Mit freundlichen Grüße" << std::endl;
+		
+		ss << "Mit freundlichen " << u8"Grüßen" << std::endl;
 		ss << "Dario, Gradido Server Admin" << std::endl;
 
 		message->addContent(new Poco::Net::StringPartSource(ss.str()));
diff --git a/src/cpp/model/Session.cpp b/src/cpp/model/Session.cpp
index b9602a62c..9f1b2b8e7 100644
--- a/src/cpp/model/Session.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/model/Session.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include "Poco/RegularExpression.h"
 #include "Poco/Net/StringPartSource.h"
+#include "Poco/Net/MediaType.h"
 
 #include "../SingletonManager/SessionManager.h"
 #include "../SingletonManager/ConnectionManager.h"
@@ -191,8 +192,18 @@ bool Session::createUser(const std::string& first_name, const std::string& last_
 	writeEmailVerification->setFinishCommand(new SessionStateUpdateCommand(SESSION_STATE_EMAIL_VERIFICATION_WRITTEN, this));
 	writeEmailVerification->scheduleTask(writeEmailVerification);
 
+	printf("LastName: %s\n", last_name.data());
+	for (int i = 0; i < last_name.size(); i++) {
+		char c = last_name.data()[i];
+		printf("%d ", c);
+	}
+	printf("\n\n");
+
 	// depends on writeUser because need user_id, write email verification into db
 	auto message = new Poco::Net::MailMessage;
+	Poco::Net::MediaType mt("text", "plain");
+	mt.setParameter("charset", "utf-8");
+	message->setContentType(mt);
 
 	message->addRecipient(Poco::Net::MailRecipient(Poco::Net::MailRecipient::PRIMARY_RECIPIENT, email));
 	message->setSubject("Gradido: E-Mail Verification");
@@ -203,7 +214,7 @@ bool Session::createUser(const std::string& first_name, const std::string& last_
 	//ss << "oder kopiere den Code: " << mEmailVerificationCode << " selbst dort hinein." << std::endl;
 	ss << "oder kopiere den obigen Link in Dein Browserfenster." << std::endl;
 	ss << std::endl;
-	ss << "Mit freundlichen Grüße" << std::endl;
+	ss << "Mit freundlichen " << u8"Grüßen" << std::endl;
 	ss << "Dario, Gradido Server Admin" << std::endl;
 	
 
diff --git a/src/cpp/tasks/SendEmailTask.cpp b/src/cpp/tasks/SendEmailTask.cpp
index 2ed70a75e..25ec5a267 100644
--- a/src/cpp/tasks/SendEmailTask.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/tasks/SendEmailTask.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include "../SingletonManager/ErrorManager.h"
 #include "../ServerConfig.h"
 
+#include "Poco/Net/MediaType.h"
+
 SendEmailTask::SendEmailTask(Poco::Net::MailMessage* mailMessage, UniLib::controller::CPUSheduler* cpuScheduler, size_t additionalTaskDependenceCount/* = 0*/)
 	: UniLib::controller::CPUTask(cpuScheduler, additionalTaskDependenceCount+1), mMailMessage(mailMessage)
 {
@@ -25,11 +27,14 @@ int SendEmailTask::run()
 
 	if (strcmp(parent->getResourceType(), "PrepareEmailTask") != 0) {
 		er->addError(new Error("SendEmailTask", "first parent isn't PrepareEmailTask"));
+		er->sendErrorsAsEmail();
 		return -1;
 	}
 	PrepareEmailTask* prepare = (PrepareEmailTask*)&(*parent);
 	mMailMessage->setSender(ServerConfig::g_EmailAccount.sender);
+	
 	if (prepare->send(mMailMessage)) {
+		er->sendErrorsAsEmail();
 		return -1;
 	}
 	//printf("[SendEmailTask] time: %s\n", timeUsed.string().data());