diff --git a/Netdisco/Changes b/Netdisco/Changes
index 9ba9c851..117ba8f9 100644
--- a/Netdisco/Changes
+++ b/Netdisco/Changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2.028012 - 2014-07-22
+
+  [BUG FIXES]
+
+  * UTF8 decode the remote type string in neighbor protocol
+
 2.028011 - 2014-07-22
 
   [BUG FIXES]
diff --git a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Core/Discover.pm b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Core/Discover.pm
index 64d505ef..dbacbbdd 100644
--- a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Core/Discover.pm
+++ b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Core/Discover.pm
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ sub store_neighbors {
       my $remote_ip   = $c_ip->{$entry};
       my $remote_ipad = NetAddr::IP::Lite->new($remote_ip);
       my $remote_port = undef;
-      my $remote_type = $c_platform->{$entry} || '';
+      my $remote_type = Encode::decode('UTF-8', $c_platform->{$entry} || '');
       my $remote_id   = Encode::decode('UTF-8', $c_id->{$entry});
       my $remote_cap  = $c_cap->{$entry} || [];