diff --git a/guacamole/src/main/webapp/client.xhtml b/guacamole/src/main/webapp/client.xhtml
index 25738d89b..43fbefab0 100644
--- a/guacamole/src/main/webapp/client.xhtml
+++ b/guacamole/src/main/webapp/client.xhtml
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@
                 var id = url.substring(query+1);
 
                 // Connect client
-                guac.connect("id=" + encodeURIComponent(id));
+                guac.connect("id=" + id);
 
             }
             catch (e) {