diff --git a/roles/pbx/tasks/freepbx.yml b/roles/pbx/tasks/freepbx.yml
index 330f60bba..d56b24407 100644
--- a/roles/pbx/tasks/freepbx.yml
+++ b/roles/pbx/tasks/freepbx.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
     src: "roles/pbx/templates/71-freepbx-framework.patch"
     dest: "{{ freepbx_src_dir }}/amp_conf/htdocs/admin/libraries/BMO/Framework.class.php"
 
+- name: FreePBX - Patch FreePBX source - wants [] not {}
+  patch:
+    src: "roles/pbx/templates/pbx.patch"
+    dest: "{{ freepbx_src_dir }}/amp_conf/htdocs/admin/libraries/Composer/vendor/neitanod/forceutf8/src/ForceUTF8/Encoding.php"
+
 - name: FreePBX - Disable & Stop asterisk service
   systemd:
     daemon_reload: yes
diff --git a/roles/pbx/templates/pbx.patch b/roles/pbx/templates/pbx.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ab748378
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/pbx/templates/pbx.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+--- /opt/iiab/freepbx/amp_conf/htdocs/admin/libraries/Composer/vendor/neitanod/forceutf8/src/ForceUTF8/Encoding.php.orig	2020-08-24 08:52:41.291376894 +0000
++++ /opt/iiab/freepbx/amp_conf/htdocs/admin/libraries/Composer/vendor/neitanod/forceutf8/src/ForceUTF8/Encoding.php	2020-08-24 08:55:36.429818838 +0000
+@@ -193,11 +193,11 @@
+ 
+     $buf = "";
+     for($i = 0; $i < $max; $i++){
+-        $c1 = $text{$i};
++        $c1 = $text[$i];
+         if($c1>="\xc0"){ //Should be converted to UTF8, if it's not UTF8 already
+-          $c2 = $i+1 >= $max? "\x00" : $text{$i+1};
+-          $c3 = $i+2 >= $max? "\x00" : $text{$i+2};
+-          $c4 = $i+3 >= $max? "\x00" : $text{$i+3};
++          $c2 = $i+1 >= $max? "\x00" : $text[$i+1];
++          $c3 = $i+2 >= $max? "\x00" : $text[$i+2];
++          $c4 = $i+3 >= $max? "\x00" : $text[$i+3];
+             if($c1 >= "\xc0" & $c1 <= "\xdf"){ //looks like 2 bytes UTF8
+                 if($c2 >= "\x80" && $c2 <= "\xbf"){ //yeah, almost sure it's UTF8 already
+                     $buf .= $c1 . $c2;