diff --git a/src/web/App.mjs b/src/web/App.mjs
index 53070e26..8dcb959a 100755
--- a/src/web/App.mjs
+++ b/src/web/App.mjs
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ class App {
         // Input Character Encoding
         // Must be set before the input is loaded
         if (this.uriParams.ienc) {
-            this.manager.input.chrEncChange(parseInt(this.uriParams.ienc, 10), true);
+            this.manager.input.chrEncChange(parseInt(this.uriParams.ienc, 10), true, true);
         }
 
         // Output Character Encoding
diff --git a/src/web/waiters/InputWaiter.mjs b/src/web/waiters/InputWaiter.mjs
index bffca98c..637f827c 100644
--- a/src/web/waiters/InputWaiter.mjs
+++ b/src/web/waiters/InputWaiter.mjs
@@ -217,11 +217,13 @@ class InputWaiter {
      * @param {number} chrEncVal
      * @param {boolean} [manual=false]
      */
-    chrEncChange(chrEncVal, manual=false) {
+    chrEncChange(chrEncVal, manual=false, internal=false) {
         if (typeof chrEncVal !== "number") return;
         this.inputChrEnc = chrEncVal;
         this.encodingState = manual ? 2 : this.encodingState;
-        this.inputChange();
+        if (!internal) {
+            this.inputChange();
+        }
     }
 
     /**