diff --git a/client/src/views/fields/url.js b/client/src/views/fields/url.js
index 05396807d7..05391a09dd 100644
--- a/client/src/views/fields/url.js
+++ b/client/src/views/fields/url.js
@@ -103,7 +103,9 @@ define('views/fields/url', ['views/fields/varchar', 'lib!underscore'], function
                 value = this.strip(value);
             }
 
-            value = encodeURI(value);
+            if (value === decodeURI(value)) {
+                value = encodeURI(value);
+            }
 
             return value;
         },