diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ba19714c..2939d6a2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
     <revision>${sebserver-version}</revision>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
-    <file.encoding>UTF-8</file.encoding>
   </properties>
 
   <!-- NOTE: There currently are two profiles, a default one to build on 
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
             <configuration>
-                <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
+              <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
             </configuration>
           </plugin>
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/lms/impl/moodle/MoodleCourseAccess.java b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/lms/impl/moodle/MoodleCourseAccess.java
index 419112cd..92b5f29d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/lms/impl/moodle/MoodleCourseAccess.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/servicelayer/lms/impl/moodle/MoodleCourseAccess.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.model.exam.QuizData;
 import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.model.institution.LmsSetup;
 import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.model.institution.LmsSetupTestResult;
 import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.model.user.ExamineeAccountDetails;
+import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.util.Pair;
 import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.util.Result;
 import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.util.Utils;
 import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.webservice.servicelayer.dao.FilterMap;
@@ -220,22 +221,28 @@ public class MoodleCourseAccess extends CourseAccess {
         final List<CourseData> result = new ArrayList<>();
 
         int page = 0;
-        List<CourseData> quizzesBatch = getQuizzesBatch(restTemplate, filterMap, page);
-        result.addAll(quizzesBatch);
+        Pair<List<CourseData>, Integer> quizzesBatch = getQuizzesBatch(restTemplate, filterMap, page);
+        result.addAll(quizzesBatch.a);
 
-        log.info("Got quiz page batch for page {} with {} items", page, quizzesBatch.size());
+        log.info("Got quiz page batch for page {} of size {} with {} items",
+                page,
+                quizzesBatch.b,
+                quizzesBatch.a.size());
 
-        while (!quizzesBatch.isEmpty()) {
+        while (quizzesBatch.b == null || quizzesBatch.b == 0) {
             page++;
             quizzesBatch = getQuizzesBatch(restTemplate, filterMap, page);
-            result.addAll(quizzesBatch);
+            result.addAll(quizzesBatch.a);
 
-            log.info("Got quiz page batch for page {} with {} items", page, quizzesBatch.size());
+            log.info("Got quiz page batch for page {} of size {} with {} items",
+                    page,
+                    quizzesBatch.b,
+                    quizzesBatch.a.size());
         }
         return result;
     }
 
-    private List<CourseData> getQuizzesBatch(
+    private Pair<List<CourseData>, Integer> getQuizzesBatch(
             final MoodleAPIRestTemplate restTemplate,
             final FilterMap filterMap,
             final int page) {
@@ -246,14 +253,12 @@ public class MoodleCourseAccess extends CourseAccess {
                     ? Utils.toUnixTimeInSeconds(filterMap.getQuizFromTime())
                     : Utils.toUnixTimeInSeconds(DateTime.now(DateTimeZone.UTC).minusYears(DEFAULT_FROM_YEARS));
 
-            System.out.println("******************** fromTime=" + fromTime);
-
             // first get courses from Moodle for page
             final Map<String, CourseData> courseData = new HashMap<>();
             final Collection<CourseData> coursesPage = getCoursesPage(restTemplate, fromTime, page, 100);
 
             if (coursesPage.isEmpty()) {
-                return Collections.emptyList();
+                return new Pair<>(Collections.emptyList(), 0);
             }
 
             courseData.putAll(coursesPage
@@ -283,13 +288,14 @@ public class MoodleCourseAccess extends CourseAccess {
                         });
             }
 
-            return courseData.values()
+            return new Pair<>(courseData.values()
                     .stream()
                     .filter(c -> !c.quizzes.isEmpty())
-                    .collect(Collectors.toList());
+                    .collect(Collectors.toList()),
+                    coursesPage.size());
         } catch (final Exception e) {
             log.error("Unexpected exception while trying to get course data: ", e);
-            return Collections.emptyList();
+            return new Pair<>(Collections.emptyList(), 0);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gui/integration/GuiIntegrationTest.java b/src/test/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gui/integration/GuiIntegrationTest.java
index a21dd41c..4bc87b44 100644
--- a/src/test/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gui/integration/GuiIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/gui/integration/GuiIntegrationTest.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gui.service.remote.webservice.auth.WebserviceURISer
 
 @RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
 @SpringBootTest(
+        properties = "file.encoding=UTF-8",
         classes = SEBServer.class,
         webEnvironment = SpringBootTest.WebEnvironment.DEFINED_PORT)
 @ActiveProfiles("test")
diff --git a/src/test/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/integration/api/admin/AdministrationAPIIntegrationTester.java b/src/test/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/integration/api/admin/AdministrationAPIIntegrationTester.java
index a67d2be6..9c94bc5d 100644
--- a/src/test/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/integration/api/admin/AdministrationAPIIntegrationTester.java
+++ b/src/test/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/integration/api/admin/AdministrationAPIIntegrationTester.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.gbl.model.Entity;
 
 @RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
 @SpringBootTest(
+        properties = "file.encoding=UTF-8",
         classes = SEBServer.class,
         webEnvironment = SpringBootTest.WebEnvironment.DEFINED_PORT)
 @ActiveProfiles("test")
diff --git a/src/test/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/integration/api/exam/ExamAPIIntegrationTester.java b/src/test/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/integration/api/exam/ExamAPIIntegrationTester.java
index ce69f36a..1757b7f0 100644
--- a/src/test/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/integration/api/exam/ExamAPIIntegrationTester.java
+++ b/src/test/java/ch/ethz/seb/sebserver/webservice/integration/api/exam/ExamAPIIntegrationTester.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ import ch.ethz.seb.sebserver.webservice.weblayer.oauth.WebserviceResourceConfigu
 
 @RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
 @SpringBootTest(
+        properties = "file.encoding=UTF-8",
         classes = { SEBServer.class },
         webEnvironment = SpringBootTest.WebEnvironment.RANDOM_PORT)
 @ActiveProfiles("test")