diff --git a/iothub/device/iot-device-client/src/main/java/com/microsoft/azure/sdk/iot/device/Message.java b/iothub/device/iot-device-client/src/main/java/com/microsoft/azure/sdk/iot/device/Message.java
index 19302e25dc..4be2ac7879 100644
--- a/iothub/device/iot-device-client/src/main/java/com/microsoft/azure/sdk/iot/device/Message.java
+++ b/iothub/device/iot-device-client/src/main/java/com/microsoft/azure/sdk/iot/device/Message.java
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ public Message(String body)
         initialize();
 
         this.body = body.getBytes(DEFAULT_IOTHUB_MESSAGE_CHARSET);
-        this.setContentType(DEFAULT_IOTHUB_MESSAGE_CHARSET.name());
+        this.setContentEncoding(DEFAULT_IOTHUB_MESSAGE_CHARSET.name());
     }