diff --git a/src/utility/encoder/encoderFactory.cpp b/src/utility/encoder/encoderFactory.cpp
index 428788d8..22371789 100644
--- a/src/utility/encoder/encoderFactory.cpp
+++ b/src/utility/encoder/encoderFactory.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ encoderFactory::encoderFactory()
 	registerName <sevenBitEncoder>("7bit");
 	registerName <eightBitEncoder>("8bit");
 	registerName <binaryEncoder>("binary");
+
+	// Also register some non-standard encoding names
+	registerName <sevenBitEncoder>("7-bit");
+	registerName <eightBitEncoder>("8-bit");
 }