diff --git a/core/network/src/main/kotlin/JvmUnitTestDemoAssetManager.kt b/core/network/src/main/kotlin/JvmUnitTestDemoAssetManager.kt
index 2ef418517..7017cb0e2 100644
--- a/core/network/src/main/kotlin/JvmUnitTestDemoAssetManager.kt
+++ b/core/network/src/main/kotlin/JvmUnitTestDemoAssetManager.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.core.network.demo.DemoAssetManager
 import java.io.File
 import java.io.InputStream
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets
 import java.util.Properties
 
 /**
@@ -38,4 +39,5 @@ internal object JvmUnitTestDemoAssetManager : DemoAssetManager {
     private val assets = File(properties["android_merged_assets"].toString())
 
     override fun open(fileName: String): InputStream = File(assets, fileName).inputStream()
+    override fun readText(fileName: String): String = File(assets, fileName).readText(StandardCharsets.UTF_8)
 }