diff --git a/app/controllers/web-payments/apple-pay/merchant-validation.controller.js b/app/controllers/web-payments/apple-pay/merchant-validation.controller.js
index 2b0fe418a..21f20ab6d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/web-payments/apple-pay/merchant-validation.controller.js
+++ b/app/controllers/web-payments/apple-pay/merchant-validation.controller.js
@@ -108,19 +108,20 @@ module.exports = async (req, res) => {
       }
 
       const alternativeOptions = {
-        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json; charset=utf-8' },
         httpsAgent: proxyAgent
       }
 
       try {
         const response = await axios.post(url, data, alternativeOptions)
 
-        logger.info('Apple Pay session successfully generated via axios')
+        logger.info('Apple Pay session successfully generated via axios and https proxy agent')
         res.status(200).send(response.data)
       } catch (error) {
         logger.info('Error generating Apple Pay session', {
           ...getLoggingFields(req),
-          error: error.message
+          error: error.message,
+          status: error.response ? error.response.status : 'No status'
         })
         logger.info('Apple Pay session via axios and https proxy agent failed', 'Apple Pay Error')
         res.status(500).send('Apple Pay Error')
diff --git a/test/controllers/web-payments/apple-pay/merchant-validation.controller.test.js b/test/controllers/web-payments/apple-pay/merchant-validation.controller.test.js
index 3e0a67beb..e9a0c17cf 100644
--- a/test/controllers/web-payments/apple-pay/merchant-validation.controller.test.js
+++ b/test/controllers/web-payments/apple-pay/merchant-validation.controller.test.js
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ describe('Validate with Apple the merchant is legitimate', () => {
           initiativeContext: merchantDomain
         }),
         sinon.match({
-          headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+          headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json; charset=utf-8' },
           httpsAgent: sinon.match.instanceOf(HttpsProxyAgent)
         })
       )
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ describe('Validate with Apple the merchant is legitimate', () => {
           initiativeContext: merchantDomain
         }),
         sinon.match({
-          headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+          headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json; charset=utf-8' },
           httpsAgent: sinon.match.instanceOf(HttpsProxyAgent)
         })
       )
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ describe('Validate with Apple the merchant is legitimate', () => {
           initiativeContext: merchantDomain
         }),
         sinon.match({
-          headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+          headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json; charset=utf-8' },
           httpsAgent: sinon.match.instanceOf(HttpsProxyAgent)
         })
       )