diff --git a/src/FileSystem-Git.package/FileSystemGitRepository.class/instance/externalCommand..st b/src/FileSystem-Git.package/FileSystemGitRepository.class/instance/externalCommand..st
index ac8d88dd..ab488b9b 100644
--- a/src/FileSystem-Git.package/FileSystemGitRepository.class/instance/externalCommand..st
+++ b/src/FileSystem-Git.package/FileSystemGitRepository.class/instance/externalCommand..st
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ externalCommand: aString
 		osProcess waitForCommand:
 			(osProcess isWindows
 				ifTrue: [self windowsTerminalCommand: aString]
-				ifFalse: [self terminalCommand: aString]).
+				ifFalse: [self terminalCommand: aString])
+				squeakToUtf8.
 		[exitCodeReference exists] whileFalse: [0.1 seconds wait]].
 	exitCode := exitCodeReference contents asString withBlanksTrimmed asNumber.
 	exitCode = 0 ifTrue: [^ self].
diff --git a/src/FileSystem-Git.package/FileSystemGitRepository.class/methodProperties.json b/src/FileSystem-Git.package/FileSystemGitRepository.class/methodProperties.json
index 4bb4a53c..68a4aeb1 100644
--- a/src/FileSystem-Git.package/FileSystemGitRepository.class/methodProperties.json
+++ b/src/FileSystem-Git.package/FileSystemGitRepository.class/methodProperties.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 		"createBranchNamed:at:" : "jr 3/4/2020 00:47",
 		"detectTerminalCommand" : "mad 10/31/2024 17:49",
 		"expandRemoteRef:" : "pre 6/15/2018 16:04",
-		"externalCommand:" : "mad 11/10/2024 18:58",
+		"externalCommand:" : "mad 11/10/2024 19:06",
 		"externalCommandExitCodePath" : "mad 11/10/2024 18:14",
 		"externalGitDo:" : "mad 11/10/2024 16:44",
 		"externalPush:toRemote:force:" : "mad 5/18/2024 12:26",