diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 9c35493..33fc58c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 group 'ee.bitweb'
-version '4.0.3'
+version '4.0.4'
 java {
     sourceCompatibility = '17'
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/ee/bitweb/core/retrofit/logging/mappers/RetrofitRequestBodyMapper.java b/src/main/java/ee/bitweb/core/retrofit/logging/mappers/RetrofitRequestBodyMapper.java
index c89a5c7..44ac075 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ee/bitweb/core/retrofit/logging/mappers/RetrofitRequestBodyMapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ee/bitweb/core/retrofit/logging/mappers/RetrofitRequestBodyMapper.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ String getBodyString(RequestBody body) throws IOException {
             assert charSet != null;
             var bodyString = buffer.readString(charSet);
 
-            if (body.contentLength() == -1 || body.contentLength() > maxLoggableRequestSize) {
+            if (body.contentLength() == -1 || bodyString.length() > maxLoggableRequestSize) {
                 return "%s ... Content size: %s characters".formatted(
                         bodyString.substring(0, maxLoggableRequestSize),
                         body.contentLength()
diff --git a/src/test/java/ee/bitweb/core/retrofit/logging/mappers/RetrofitRequestBodyMapperTest.java b/src/test/java/ee/bitweb/core/retrofit/logging/mappers/RetrofitRequestBodyMapperTest.java
index f92cda8..5fa2ca3 100644
--- a/src/test/java/ee/bitweb/core/retrofit/logging/mappers/RetrofitRequestBodyMapperTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/ee/bitweb/core/retrofit/logging/mappers/RetrofitRequestBodyMapperTest.java
@@ -270,4 +270,14 @@ void requestContentIsReturnedInFull() throws MalformedURLException {
         Mockito.verify(request, Mockito.times(1)).headers();
         Mockito.verifyNoInteractions(requestBody);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    @DisplayName("Request content bytes count differs from character count")
+    void requestContentBytesCountDiffersFromCharacterCount() throws IOException {
+        // "õäöü" is 4 characters, but 8 bytes
+        var customBody = RequestBody.create("õäöü", MediaType.parse("text/plain"));
+        var mapper = new RetrofitRequestBodyMapper(5, Set.of());
+
+        assertEquals("õäöü", mapper.getBodyString(customBody));
+    }
 }