diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
index e71130d..f806205 100644
--- a/lib/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils.js
@@ -603,12 +603,13 @@ function bitCount(msg, encoding) {
  * Split a message into multiple messages
  *
  * @param str msg
+ * @param str encoding - Force encoding ASCII or UCS2 (OPTIONAL)
  * @return array of buffers
  */
-function splitMsg(msg) {
+function splitMsg(msg, encoding) {
 	var msgPart     = '',
 	    msgs        = [],
-	    encoding    = defs.encodings.detect(msg),
+	    encoding    = encoding || defs.encodings.detect(msg),
 	    totBitCount = bitCount(msg, encoding),
 	    udh,
 	    i,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a5a83a8..f9c6cff 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 		"url": "https://github.com/larvit/larvitsmpp",
 		"type": "git"
 	},
-	"version": "0.1.8",
+	"version": "0.1.9",
 	"readmeFilename": "README.md",
 	"readme": "larvitsmpp",
 	"bugs": {
diff --git a/test/03_pdu.js b/test/03_pdu.js
index 5272795..982b8b3 100644
--- a/test/03_pdu.js
+++ b/test/03_pdu.js
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ describe('PDU convertion', function() {
 
 			assert(larvitsmpp.utils.bitCount(a) === 28,   'ASCII');
 			assert(larvitsmpp.utils.bitCount(b) === 1120, 'ASCII');
+			assert(larvitsmpp.utils.bitCount(b, 'UCS2') === 2560, 'ASCII, expected 2560 but got ' + larvitsmpp.utils.bitCount(b, 'UCS2'));
 			assert(larvitsmpp.utils.bitCount(c) === 1120, 'UCS2');
 			assert(larvitsmpp.utils.bitCount(d) === 1225, 'ASCII');
 			assert(larvitsmpp.utils.bitCount(e) === 4528, 'UCS2');
@@ -406,6 +407,7 @@ describe('PDU convertion', function() {
 
 			assert(larvitsmpp.utils.splitMsg(a).length === 1);
 			assert(larvitsmpp.utils.splitMsg(b).length === 1);
+			assert(larvitsmpp.utils.splitMsg(b, 'UCS2').length === 3, 'Expected length 2, but got ' + larvitsmpp.utils.splitMsg(b, 'UCS2').length);
 			assert(larvitsmpp.utils.splitMsg(c).length === 1);
 			assert(larvitsmpp.utils.splitMsg(d).length === 2);
 			assert(larvitsmpp.utils.splitMsg(e).length === 5);