diff --git a/client/components/Reader/Reader.vue b/client/components/Reader/Reader.vue
index aef9a36f..0a6dab35 100644
--- a/client/components/Reader/Reader.vue
+++ b/client/components/Reader/Reader.vue
@@ -824,7 +824,8 @@ class Reader extends Vue {
             return;
         }
 
-        let url = opts.url;
+        let url = encodeURI(decodeURI(opts.url));
+
         if ((url.indexOf('http://') != 0) && (url.indexOf('https://') != 0) &&
             (url.indexOf('file://') != 0))
             url = 'http://' + url;