diff --git a/hellgate.js b/hellgate.js
index 2977925..bfa8840 100644
--- a/hellgate.js
+++ b/hellgate.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ async function handle_request(request, response) {
         response.data("Please supply a url in the query string.")
         return
     }
-    const target_url = request.query
+    const target_url = decodeURIComponent(request.query)
     const win = new BrowserWindow(electron_options)
     
     const load_timeout_ms = 2000