diff --git a/actions.ts b/actions.ts
index 146d184..375a1ab 100644
--- a/actions.ts
+++ b/actions.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ const getRandomResultFromGCI = async (
     if (!query) {
       return { error: true, errorMessage: "You must provide a search query." };
     }
+    const searchParams = new URLSearchParams();
+    searchParams.append("query", query);
     const response = await fetch(
-      `https://guncadindex.com/api/releases/?query=${query}`,
+      `https://guncadindex.com/api/releases/?query=${searchParams}`,
     );
     if (!response.ok) {
       console.error(response.status);
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@ const getRandomResultFromGCI = async (
     if (!results || results.length === 0) {
       return {
         error: false,
-        payload: `https://guncadindex.com/search?query=${query}`,
+        payload: `https://guncadindex.com/search?query=${searchParams}`,
       };
     }
     // select a random result from the API