diff --git a/api-gateway/src/main/java/com/jmsoftware/maf/apigateway/universal/handler/GlobalExceptionHandler.java b/api-gateway/src/main/java/com/jmsoftware/maf/apigateway/universal/handler/GlobalExceptionHandler.java
index 92b9f8ef..b26a65cf 100644
--- a/api-gateway/src/main/java/com/jmsoftware/maf/apigateway/universal/handler/GlobalExceptionHandler.java
+++ b/api-gateway/src/main/java/com/jmsoftware/maf/apigateway/universal/handler/GlobalExceptionHandler.java
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ public Mono<Void> handle(ServerWebExchange exchange, Throwable ex) {
         if (response.isCommitted()) {
             return Mono.error(ex);
         }
-        // Set HTTP header
+        // Set HTTP header, major browsers like Chrome now comply with the specification  and interpret correctly
+        // UTF-8 special characters without requiring a charset=UTF-8 parameter.
         response.getHeaders().setContentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON);
         return response.writeWith(Mono.fromSupplier(() -> {
             DataBufferFactory bufferFactory = response.bufferFactory();
@@ -71,7 +72,8 @@ private ResponseBodyBean<?> setResponseBody(ServerHttpResponse response, Throwab
             return ResponseBodyBean.ofStatus(((ResponseStatusException) ex).getStatus());
         } else if (ex instanceof HystrixRuntimeException) {
             response.setStatusCode(HttpStatus.SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE);
-            return ResponseBodyBean.ofStatus(HttpStatus.SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE, ex.getMessage());
+            return ResponseBodyBean.ofStatus(HttpStatus.SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE,
+                                             String.format("%s %s", ex.getMessage(), ex.getCause().getMessage()));
         }
         response.setStatusCode(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
         return ResponseBodyBean.ofStatus(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, ex.getMessage());
diff --git a/reactive-spring-boot-starter/src/main/java/com/jmsoftware/maf/muscleandfitnessserverreactivespringbootstarter/util/ResponseUtil.java b/reactive-spring-boot-starter/src/main/java/com/jmsoftware/maf/muscleandfitnessserverreactivespringbootstarter/util/ResponseUtil.java
index 8041f787..b97c68b5 100644
--- a/reactive-spring-boot-starter/src/main/java/com/jmsoftware/maf/muscleandfitnessserverreactivespringbootstarter/util/ResponseUtil.java
+++ b/reactive-spring-boot-starter/src/main/java/com/jmsoftware/maf/muscleandfitnessserverreactivespringbootstarter/util/ResponseUtil.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import lombok.val;
 import org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DataBufferFactory;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.web.server.ServerWebExchange;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
@@ -33,7 +34,9 @@ public static Mono<Void> renderJson(@NonNull ServerWebExchange exchange, @NonNul
         exchange.getResponse().setStatusCode(httpStatus);
         val response = exchange.getResponse();
         response.setStatusCode(httpStatus);
-        response.getHeaders().set("Content-Type", "application/json;charset=UTF-8");
+        // Set HTTP header, major browsers like Chrome now comply with the specification  and interpret correctly
+        // UTF-8 special characters without requiring a charset=UTF-8 parameter.
+        response.getHeaders().setContentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON);
         return response.writeWith(Mono.fromSupplier(() -> {
             DataBufferFactory bufferFactory = response.bufferFactory();
             final var responseBody = ResponseBodyBean.ofStatus(httpStatus, data);