} else {
# Form the request for Stemweb.
my $return_uri = URI->new( $c->uri_for( '/stemweb/result' ) );
- my $tsv_options = { noac => 1 };
+ my $tsv_options = { noac => 1, ascii => 1 };
if( $mergetypes && @$mergetypes ) {
$tsv_options->{mergetypes} = $mergetypes;
}