diff --git a/rdflib/plugin.py b/rdflib/plugin.py
index 33d6ae7a8..051b73a38 100644
--- a/rdflib/plugin.py
+++ b/rdflib/plugin.py
@@ -286,6 +286,9 @@ def plugins(name=None, kind=None):
 register(
     'application/sparql-results+xml', ResultParser,
     'rdflib.plugins.sparql.results.xmlresults', 'XMLResultParser')
+register(
+    'application/sparql-results+xml; charset=UTF-8', ResultParser,
+    'rdflib.plugins.sparql.results.xmlresults', 'XMLResultParser')
 
 register(
     'application/rdf+xml', ResultParser,
diff --git a/test/test_sparqlstore.py b/test/test_sparqlstore.py
index 2d7c1b487..26a694603 100644
--- a/test/test_sparqlstore.py
+++ b/test/test_sparqlstore.py
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@
 import os
 import unittest
 from nose import SkipTest
+from requests import HTTPError
 
-if os.getenv("TRAVIS"):
-    raise SkipTest("Doesn't work in travis")
 
 try:
     assert len(urlopen("http://dbpedia.org/sparql").read()) > 0
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ def test_noinitNs(self):
             { ?s a xyzzy:Concept ; xyzzy:prefLabel ?label . } LIMIT 10
         """
         self.assertRaises(
-            SPARQLWrapper.Wrapper.QueryBadFormed,
+            HTTPError,
             self.graph.query,
             query)