diff --git a/src/FHIRStarter.Inferno.Template/Resources/ExampleServiceRest.xml b/src/FHIRStarter.Inferno.Template/Resources/ExampleServiceRest.xml
index 63e6457..c98bffd 100644
--- a/src/FHIRStarter.Inferno.Template/Resources/ExampleServiceRest.xml
+++ b/src/FHIRStarter.Inferno.Template/Resources/ExampleServiceRest.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-<CapabilityStatement xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<CapabilityStatement xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
   <rest>
     <mode value="server"/>
     <resource>
diff --git a/src/FhirStarter.Flare.STU3/Controllers/FhirController.cs b/src/FhirStarter.Flare.STU3/Controllers/FhirController.cs
index 1411d60..afa259b 100644
--- a/src/FhirStarter.Flare.STU3/Controllers/FhirController.cs
+++ b/src/FhirStarter.Flare.STU3/Controllers/FhirController.cs
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ public HttpResponseMessage Read(string type)
         {
             var service = _handler.FindServiceFromList(_fhirServices, _fhirMockupServices, type);
             var parameters = Request.GetSearchParams();
-            if (!(parameters.Parameters.Count > 0)) return new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.ExpectationFailed);
             var results = service.Read(parameters);
             return SendResponse(results);
         }