diff --git a/app/Models/Quicktips/Quicktips.php b/app/Models/Quicktips/Quicktips.php
index 5114465e46666dc5a2fdb80868d1a2ce78335926..77e66e7a9c2bd013b17e6ec8d65629e1de40a133 100644
--- a/app/Models/Quicktips/Quicktips.php
+++ b/app/Models/Quicktips/Quicktips.php
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ class Quicktips
 
     public function normalize_search($search)
     {
-        $search = str_replace(' ', '+', $search);
-        return $search;
+        return urlencode($search);
     }
 }