diff --git a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/sites/stripchat/StripchatModel.java b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/sites/stripchat/StripchatModel.java
index c07b5b1c..2705e68f 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/sites/stripchat/StripchatModel.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/sites/stripchat/StripchatModel.java
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import static ctbrec.Model.State.*;
 import static ctbrec.io.HttpConstants.*;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.net.URLEncoder;
-import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
@@ -51,7 +49,8 @@ public class StripchatModel extends AbstractModel {
     }
 
     private JSONObject loadModelInfo() throws IOException {
-        String url = getSite().getBaseUrl() + "/api/front/users/username/" + URLEncoder.encode(getName(), StandardCharsets.UTF_8.name());
+        String name = getName();
+        String url = getSite().getBaseUrl() + "/api/front/users/username/" + name;
         Request req = new Request.Builder()
                 .url(url)
                 .header(ACCEPT, MIMETYPE_APPLICATION_JSON)
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ public class StripchatModel extends AbstractModel {
 
     @Override
     public List<StreamSource> getStreamSources() throws IOException, ExecutionException, ParseException, PlaylistException, JAXBException {
-        String name = URLEncoder.encode(getName(), StandardCharsets.UTF_8.name());
+        String name = getName();
         String url = getSite().getBaseUrl() + "/api/front/models/username/" + name + "/cam?triggerRequest=loadCam";
         Request req = new Request.Builder()
                 .url(url)