diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b37ad30..2beb5d5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "HospitalAssistantBackend"
-version = "1.5.2"
+version = "1.5.3"
 description = "Backend for Hospital Assistant"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.13,<3.14"
diff --git a/src/apps/users/v1/router.py b/src/apps/users/v1/router.py
index 3ae12a2..6ccdbcd 100644
--- a/src/apps/users/v1/router.py
+++ b/src/apps/users/v1/router.py
@@ -117,7 +117,9 @@ async def get_vaccs_report_download(
         raise e.BadRequestException
 
     filename = f'vaccs_report_{resultId or user.vita_id}.doc'
-    xml_model = s.ClinicalDocument.from_xml(file.content.encode('utf-8'))
+    xml_data = base64.b64decode(file.content)
+    xml_data = xml_data.strip()
+    xml_model = s.ClinicalDocument.from_xml(xml_data)
     inner_base64 = xml_model.component.non_xml_body.text.content.strip()
 
     temp_link_token = token_urlsafe(32)