diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/XmlRpc/Controllers/HomeController.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/XmlRpc/Controllers/HomeController.cs
index 043851b16..61148b52b 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Core/XmlRpc/Controllers/HomeController.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Core/XmlRpc/Controllers/HomeController.cs
@@ -33,8 +33,11 @@ namespace Orchard.Core.XmlRpc.Controllers {
             if (methodResponse == null)
                 throw new HttpException(500, "TODO: xmlrpc fault");
 
-            var content = _writer.MapMethodResponse(methodResponse).ToString();
-            return Content(content, "text/xml");        
+            // using Save() to render the xml declaration
+            var content = new StringBuilder();
+            _writer.MapMethodResponse(methodResponse).Save(new StringWriter(content));
+
+            return Content(content.ToString(), "text/xml");        
         }
 
         private XRpcMethodResponse Dispatch(XRpcMethodCall request) {