diff --git a/src/__tests__/fixtures/response-content-negotiation/baseline.json b/src/__tests__/fixtures/response-content-negotiation/baseline.json
index 3505b9f..46d1988 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/fixtures/response-content-negotiation/baseline.json
+++ b/src/__tests__/fixtures/response-content-negotiation/baseline.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "mockDetails": {
       "interactionDescription": "should error on unknown request accept",
       "interactionState": "[none]",
-      "location": "[root].interactions[1].request.headers.accept",
+      "location": "[root].interactions[2].request.headers.accept",
       "value": "application/xxx"
     },
     "specDetails": {
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "mockDetails": {
       "interactionDescription": "should error on incompatible request accept",
       "interactionState": "[none]",
-      "location": "[root].interactions[2].request.headers.accept",
+      "location": "[root].interactions[3].request.headers.accept",
       "value": "application/xxx"
     },
     "specDetails": {
diff --git a/src/__tests__/fixtures/response-content-negotiation/oas.yaml b/src/__tests__/fixtures/response-content-negotiation/oas.yaml
index 556a79f..8393e78 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/fixtures/response-content-negotiation/oas.yaml
+++ b/src/__tests__/fixtures/response-content-negotiation/oas.yaml
@@ -17,3 +17,17 @@ paths:
           content:
             application/aaa: {}
             application/bbb: {}
+  /with-encoding:
+    get:
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: OK
+          content:
+            "application/aaa; utf-8":
+              schema:
+                type: object
+                required:
+                  - name
+                properties:
+                  name:
+                    type: number
diff --git a/src/__tests__/fixtures/response-content-negotiation/pact.json b/src/__tests__/fixtures/response-content-negotiation/pact.json
index 657f474..f7be7d1 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/fixtures/response-content-negotiation/pact.json
+++ b/src/__tests__/fixtures/response-content-negotiation/pact.json
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
   "interactions": [
     {
       "description": "should pass on successful response content negotiation",
-      "providerState": "",
       "request": {
         "method": "GET",
         "path": "/with-content",
@@ -19,9 +18,27 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    {
+      "description": "should pass on successful response content negotiation, with encoding",
+      "request": {
+        "method": "GET",
+        "path": "/with-encoding",
+        "headers": {
+          "accept": "application/aaa"
+        }
+      },
+      "response": {
+        "status": 200,
+        "headers": {
+          "Content-Type": "application/aaa"
+        },
+        "body": {
+          "name": "name"
+        }
+      }
+    },
     {
       "description": "should error on unknown request accept",
-      "providerState": "",
       "request": {
         "method": "GET",
         "path": "/no-content",
@@ -35,7 +52,6 @@
     },
     {
       "description": "should error on incompatible request accept",
-      "providerState": "",
       "request": {
         "method": "GET",
         "path": "/with-content",
diff --git a/src/__tests__/fixtures/response-content-negotiation/results.json b/src/__tests__/fixtures/response-content-negotiation/results.json
index 3505b9f..46d1988 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/fixtures/response-content-negotiation/results.json
+++ b/src/__tests__/fixtures/response-content-negotiation/results.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "mockDetails": {
       "interactionDescription": "should error on unknown request accept",
       "interactionState": "[none]",
-      "location": "[root].interactions[1].request.headers.accept",
+      "location": "[root].interactions[2].request.headers.accept",
       "value": "application/xxx"
     },
     "specDetails": {
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "mockDetails": {
       "interactionDescription": "should error on incompatible request accept",
       "interactionState": "[none]",
-      "location": "[root].interactions[2].request.headers.accept",
+      "location": "[root].interactions[3].request.headers.accept",
       "value": "application/xxx"
     },
     "specDetails": {
diff --git a/src/compare/requestBody.ts b/src/compare/requestBody.ts
index be045b5..31c4284 100644
--- a/src/compare/requestBody.ts
+++ b/src/compare/requestBody.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import { minimumSchema, transformRequestSchema } from "../transform/index";
 import { isValidRequest } from "../utils/interaction";
 import { dereferenceOas, splitPath } from "../utils/schema";
 import { getValidateFunction } from "../utils/validation";
-import { findMatchingType } from "./utils/content";
+import { findMatchingType, getByContentType } from "./utils/content";
 
 const parseBody = (body: unknown, contentType: string) => {
   if (
@@ -56,14 +56,17 @@ export function* compareReqBody(
     Object.keys(
       dereferenceOas(operation.requestBody || {}, oas)?.content || {},
     );
-  const contentType =
-    findMatchingType(
-      requestHeaders.get("content-type") || DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE,
-      availableRequestContentTypes,
-    ) || DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE;
+
+  const requestContentType = requestHeaders.get("content-type") || "";
+  const contentType = requestContentType
+    ? findMatchingType(requestContentType, availableRequestContentTypes) ||
+      requestContentType
+    : DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE;
   const schema: SchemaObject | undefined =
-    dereferenceOas(operation.requestBody || {}, oas)?.content?.[contentType]
-      ?.schema ||
+    getByContentType(
+      dereferenceOas(operation.requestBody || {}, oas)?.content,
+      contentType,
+    )?.schema ||
     dereferenceOas(
       (operation.parameters || []).find(
         (p: OpenAPIV2.ParameterObject) => p.in === "body",
@@ -72,7 +75,7 @@ export function* compareReqBody(
     )?.schema;
 
   if (schema && canValidate(contentType) && isValidRequest(interaction)) {
-    const value = parseBody(body, contentType);
+    const value = parseBody(body, requestContentType);
     const schemaId = `[root].paths.${path}.${method}.requestBody.content.${contentType}`;
     const validate = getValidateFunction(ajv, schemaId, () =>
       transformRequestSchema(minimumSchema(schema, oas)),
diff --git a/src/compare/requestHeader.ts b/src/compare/requestHeader.ts
index fd0d32d..ede8bb1 100644
--- a/src/compare/requestHeader.ts
+++ b/src/compare/requestHeader.ts
@@ -109,11 +109,7 @@ export function* compareReqHeader(
   const requestContentType: string =
     requestHeaders.get("content-type")?.split(";")[0] || "";
 
-  if (
-    requestContentType &&
-    !availableRequestContentType.length &&
-    isValidRequest(interaction)
-  ) {
+  if (requestContentType && !availableRequestContentType.length) {
     yield {
       code: "request.content-type.unknown",
       message:
diff --git a/src/compare/responseBody.ts b/src/compare/responseBody.ts
index b1d7428..6058a34 100644
--- a/src/compare/responseBody.ts
+++ b/src/compare/responseBody.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
 import { minimumSchema, transformResponseSchema } from "../transform/index";
 import { dereferenceOas, splitPath } from "../utils/schema";
 import { getValidateFunction } from "../utils/validation";
-import { findMatchingType } from "./utils/content";
+import { findMatchingType, getByContentType } from "./utils/content";
 
 const canValidate = (contentType = ""): boolean => {
   return !!findMatchingType(contentType, ["application/json"]);
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ export function* compareResBody(
     const dereferencedResponse = dereferenceOas(response, oas);
     const schema: SchemaObject | undefined =
       (dereferencedResponse as OpenAPIV2.ResponseObject)?.schema ||
-      dereferencedResponse.content?.[contentType]?.schema;
+      getByContentType(dereferencedResponse.content || {}, contentType)?.schema;
+
     const value = body;
 
     if (!statusResponse) {
diff --git a/src/compare/utils/content.ts b/src/compare/utils/content.ts
index 1b596a7..164dc6c 100644
--- a/src/compare/utils/content.ts
+++ b/src/compare/utils/content.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import type { SchemaObject } from "ajv";
+
 const PARAMETER_SEPARATOR = ";";
 const WILDCARD = "*";
 const TYPE_SUBTYPE_SEPARATOR = "/";
@@ -91,6 +93,17 @@ export function findMatchingType(
   return undefined;
 }
 
+export const getByContentType = (
+  object = {},
+  contentType: string,
+): { schema: SchemaObject } => {
+  const key = findMatchingType(
+    contentType,
+    Object.keys(object),
+  ) as keyof object;
+  return object[key];
+};
+
 export const standardHttpRequestHeaders = [
   "accept",
   "accept-charset",