diff --git a/adapters/GammuAdapter.php b/adapters/GammuAdapter.php
index fb32676..da42b49 100644
--- a/adapters/GammuAdapter.php
+++ b/adapters/GammuAdapter.php
@@ -188,13 +188,14 @@ namespace adapters;
             }
 
             $command_parts = [
+                'LC_ALL=C',
                 'gammu',
                 '--config',
                 escapeshellarg($this->data['config_file']),
                 'sendsms',
                 'TEXT',
                 escapeshellarg($destination),
-                '-text',
+                '-textutf8',
                 escapeshellarg($text),
                 '-validity',
                 'MAX',
@@ -337,8 +338,11 @@ namespace adapters;
             {
                 return true;
             }
-
+            
+            // The command returns 123 on failed execution (even if SIM is already unlocked), and returns 0 if unlock was successful
+            // We can directly return true if command was succesful
             $command_parts = [
+                'LC_ALL=C',
                 'gammu',
                 '--config',
                 escapeshellarg($this->data['config_file']),
@@ -348,9 +352,15 @@ namespace adapters;
             ];
 
             $result = $this->exec_command($command_parts);
+            if (0 === $result['return'])
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
 
             //Check security status
+            // The command returns 0 regardless of the SIM security state
             $command_parts = [
+                'LC_ALL=C',
                 'gammu',
                 '--config',
                 escapeshellarg($this->data['config_file']),