diff --git a/Rest.Net/HttpListenerResponseExtensions.cs b/Rest.Net/HttpListenerResponseExtensions.cs
index d1a3d72..2eab1bd 100644
--- a/Rest.Net/HttpListenerResponseExtensions.cs
+++ b/Rest.Net/HttpListenerResponseExtensions.cs
@@ -49,6 +49,27 @@ namespace MontoyaTech.Rest.Net
             return response;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets the response content type to text encoded as utf16 and writes the given text to it.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="response"></param>
+        /// <param name="text"></param>
+        /// <returns>This response.</returns>
+        public static HttpListenerResponse WithText16(this HttpListenerResponse response, string text)
+        {
+            response.ContentType = "text/plain; charset=utf-16";
+
+            var bytes = Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(text);
+
+            response.ContentLength64 = bytes.Length;
+
+            response.OutputStream.Write(bytes, 0, bytes.Length);
+
+            response.OutputStream.Dispose();
+
+            return response;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Sets the response content type to text and writes the given text compressed to it.
         /// </summary>
@@ -101,6 +122,27 @@ namespace MontoyaTech.Rest.Net
             return response;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets the response content type to json encoded as utf16 and serializes the object as json and writes it.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="response"></param>
+        /// <param name="obj"></param>
+        /// <returns>This response.</returns>
+        public static HttpListenerResponse WithJson16(this HttpListenerResponse response, object obj)
+        {
+            response.ContentType = "application/json; charset=utf-16";
+
+            var bytes = Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(obj));
+
+            response.ContentLength64 = bytes.Length;
+
+            response.OutputStream.Write(bytes, 0, bytes.Length);
+
+            response.OutputStream.Dispose();
+
+            return response;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Sets the response content type to json and writes the given json compressed to it.
         /// </summary>
@@ -312,6 +354,25 @@ namespace MontoyaTech.Rest.Net
             return response;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets the response content type to html encoded in utf 16 and writes the given html to it.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="response"></param>
+        /// <param name="html"></param>
+        /// <returns>This response.</returns>
+        public static HttpListenerResponse WithHtml16(this HttpListenerResponse response, string html)
+        {
+            response.ContentType = "text/html; charset=utf-16";
+
+            var bytes = Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(html);
+
+            response.ContentLength64 = bytes.Length;
+
+            response.OutputStream.Write(bytes, 0, bytes.Length);
+
+            return response;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Sets the status code for a given response.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Rest.Net/Rest.Net.csproj b/Rest.Net/Rest.Net.csproj
index 104d26c..58b5c70 100644
--- a/Rest.Net/Rest.Net.csproj
+++ b/Rest.Net/Rest.Net.csproj
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <AssemblyName>MontoyaTech.Rest.Net</AssemblyName>
     <RootNamespace>MontoyaTech.Rest.Net</RootNamespace>
     <GenerateDocumentationFile>True</GenerateDocumentationFile>
-    <Version>1.6.8</Version>
+    <Version>1.6.9</Version>
     <PackageReleaseNotes></PackageReleaseNotes>
     <PackageIcon>Logo_Symbol_Black_Outline.png</PackageIcon>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/Rest.Net/RouteListener.cs b/Rest.Net/RouteListener.cs
index 485a8ea..df28b9c 100644
--- a/Rest.Net/RouteListener.cs
+++ b/Rest.Net/RouteListener.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace MontoyaTech.Rest.Net
         /// <summary>
         /// The internal http listener.
         /// </summary>
-        private HttpListener HttpListener = null;
+        protected HttpListener HttpListener = null;
         
         /// <summary>
         /// The list of routes this RouteListener is listening for.