diff --git a/Modules/DiffusionImaging/MiniApps/MiniAppManager.cpp b/Modules/DiffusionImaging/MiniApps/MiniAppManager.cpp
index 9c751c7657..03d28bd909 100644
--- a/Modules/DiffusionImaging/MiniApps/MiniAppManager.cpp
+++ b/Modules/DiffusionImaging/MiniApps/MiniAppManager.cpp
@@ -1,117 +1,118 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
 Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
 All rights reserved.
 
 This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
 even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
 See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
 
 ===================================================================*/
 
 #include "MiniAppManager.h"
 #include <itkMultiThreader.h>
 
 MiniAppManager* MiniAppManager::GetInstance()
 {
     static MiniAppManager instance;
     return &instance;
 }
 
 // Attention: Name of the miniApp must be the last argument!!!
 // it will be cut off from the rest of the arguments and then
 // the app will be run
 int MiniAppManager::RunMiniApp(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
     int threadNum = itk::MultiThreader::GetGlobalMaximumNumberOfThreads();
     if (threadNum>12)
         threadNum = 12;
     itk::MultiThreader::SetGlobalDefaultNumberOfThreads(threadNum);
     try
     {
         std::string nameOfMiniApp;
         std::map< std::string, MiniAppFunction >::iterator it = m_Functions.begin();
 
         if( argc < 2)
         {
             std::cout << "Generated XML:" << std::endl;
             std::cout << this->CreateXML() << std::endl;
 
             std::cout << "Please choose the mini app to execute: " << std::endl;
 
             for(int i=0; it != m_Functions.end(); ++i,++it)
             {
                 std::cout << "(" << i << ")" << " " << it->first << std::endl;
             }
             std::cout << "Please select: ";
             int choose;
             std::cin >> choose;
 
             it = m_Functions.begin();
             std::advance(it, choose);
             if( it != m_Functions.end() )
                 nameOfMiniApp = it->first;
         }
         else
         {
             nameOfMiniApp = argv[1];
             //--argc;
         }
 
         it = m_Functions.find(nameOfMiniApp);
         if(it == m_Functions.end())
         {
             std::ostringstream s; s << "MiniApp (" << nameOfMiniApp << ") not found!";
             throw std::invalid_argument(s.str().c_str());
         }
 
 //        MITK_INFO << "Start " << nameOfMiniApp << " ..";
         MiniAppFunction func = it->second;
         return func( argc, argv );
     }
 
     catch(std::exception& e)
     {
         MITK_ERROR << e.what();
     }
 
     catch(...)
     {
         MITK_ERROR << "Unknown error occurred";
     }
 
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
 }
 
 /////////////////////
 // MiniAppFunction //
 /////////////////////
 MiniAppManager::MiniAppFunction
 MiniAppManager::AddFunction(const std::string& name, MiniAppFunction func)
 {
     m_Functions.insert( std::pair<std::string, MiniAppFunction>(name, func) );
     return func;
 }
 
 std::string MiniAppManager::CreateXML() const
 {
     std::ostringstream output;
 
+    output << "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>" << std::endl;
     output << "<executables>" << std::endl;
 
     std::map<std::string, MiniAppFunction>::const_iterator it = m_Functions.begin();
 
     for (; it != m_Functions.end(); ++it)
     {
         output << "  <executable name=\"" << it->first << "\"/>" << std::endl;
     }
 
-    output << "</executables>" << std::endl;
+    output << "</executables>";
 
     return output.str();
 }