diff --git a/THISMEDownload.py b/THISMEDownload.py
index b2e7bc4b5aeff74c4be139fa9a80119ec9752a8a..504407bd9071cda3979f98ef251d50d9caaec466 100755
--- a/THISMEDownload.py
+++ b/THISMEDownload.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import argparse, os
 from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
 import datetime, json
+import urllib.request as req
 
 
 
@@ -90,6 +91,11 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     if None != indlimit:
         querysplit.pop(indlimit)
     
+    for q in querysplit:
+        qarg = q.split("=")
+        nval = req.pathname2url(qarg[1])
+        querysplit[querysplit.index(q)] = qarg[0]+"="+nval
+        
     urlbase = 'https://api.thisme.cines.teledetection.fr/collections/'+collection+'/features?_pretty=1&limit=500&'+"&".join(querysplit)
     
     qoutfile = download_json(urlbase)