diff --git a/dbus-sdr/sensorcommands.cpp b/dbus-sdr/sensorcommands.cpp
index 5477d34..9ccf7e7 100644
--- a/dbus-sdr/sensorcommands.cpp
+++ b/dbus-sdr/sensorcommands.cpp
@@ -1724,7 +1724,8 @@
 
     // populate sensor name from path
     auto name = sensor::parseSdrIdFromPath(path);
-    record.body.id_string_info = name.size();
+    get_sdr::body::set_id_strlen(name.size(), &record.body);
+    get_sdr::body::set_id_type(3, &record.body); // "8-bit ASCII + Latin 1"
     std::strncpy(record.body.id_string, name.c_str(),
                  sizeof(record.body.id_string));
 
@@ -1846,6 +1847,7 @@
     {
         get_sdr::body::set_id_strlen(id_string.length(), &(record.body));
     }
+    get_sdr::body::set_id_type(3, &record.body); // "8-bit ASCII + Latin 1"
     std::strncpy(record.body.id_string, id_string.c_str(),
                  get_sdr::body::get_id_strlen(&(record.body)));
 }
@@ -1911,7 +1913,8 @@
     // populate sensor name from path
     auto name = sensor::parseSdrIdFromPath(path);
     int nameSize = std::min(name.size(), sizeof(record.body.id_string));
-    record.body.id_string_info = nameSize;
+    get_sdr::body::set_id_strlen(nameSize, &record.body);
+    get_sdr::body::set_id_type(3, &record.body); // "8-bit ASCII + Latin 1"
     std::memset(record.body.id_string, 0x00, sizeof(record.body.id_string));
     std::memcpy(record.body.id_string, name.c_str(), nameSize);
 
diff --git a/sensorhandler.cpp b/sensorhandler.cpp
index e04319c..8acabdf 100644
--- a/sensorhandler.cpp
+++ b/sensorhandler.cpp
@@ -1099,8 +1099,6 @@
         get_sdr::body::set_m(info->coefficientM, body);
         get_sdr::body::set_b_exp(info->exponentB, body);
         get_sdr::body::set_r_exp(info->exponentR, body);
-
-        get_sdr::body::set_id_type(0b00, body); // 00 = unicode
     }
 
     /* ID string */
@@ -1119,6 +1117,7 @@
     {
         get_sdr::body::set_id_strlen(id_string.length(), body);
     }
+    get_sdr::body::set_id_type(3, body); // "8-bit ASCII + Latin 1"
     strncpy(body->id_string, id_string.c_str(),
             get_sdr::body::get_id_strlen(body));