diff --git a/DXApp.TemplateKitProject/Services/ZugferdExtractorService.cs b/DXApp.TemplateKitProject/Services/ZugferdExtractorService.cs
index a66f9e9..bd2fafb 100644
--- a/DXApp.TemplateKitProject/Services/ZugferdExtractorService.cs
+++ b/DXApp.TemplateKitProject/Services/ZugferdExtractorService.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@
                 if (isZugferd || attachment.MimeType == "text/xml")
                 {
                     byte[] data = attachment.Data;
-                    return Encoding.UTF8.GetString(data);
+                    // BOM entfernen falls vorhanden (EF BB BF am Anfang)
+                    var text = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(data);
+                    return text.TrimStart('\uFEFF');
                 }
             }