diff --git a/Status.15x b/Status.15x
index 8d109a1b8e..f26e8df6f5 100644
--- a/Status.15x
+++ b/Status.15x
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ FILE
      ...
   IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'C:/dokumente und einstellungen/itsme/Ver\xc3\xb6ffentlichungen/figures/myfigure.pdf'
 
-  There is a problem with a German Umlaut (� \xc3\xb6) 
+  There is a problem with a German Umlaut (ö = \xc3\xb6) 
 
 * agu-dtd is used as the default document class, which is not a good 
   idea in 99% of all cases