diff --git a/src/utils/scoresaber/api.ts b/src/utils/scoresaber/api.ts
index 8b38ea1..e6330d7 100644
--- a/src/utils/scoresaber/api.ts
+++ b/src/utils/scoresaber/api.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export async function searchByName(
   name: string,
 ): Promise<ScoresaberPlayer[] | undefined> {
   const response = await fetchQueue.fetch(
-    encodeURIComponent(formatString(SEARCH_PLAYER_URL, name)),
+    formatString(SEARCH_PLAYER_URL, name),
   );
   const json = await response.json();
 
@@ -95,9 +95,7 @@ export async function fetchScores(
     limit = 100;
   }
   const response = await fetchQueue.fetch(
-    encodeURIComponent(
-      formatString(PLAYER_SCORES, playerId, limit, searchType, page),
-    ),
+    formatString(PLAYER_SCORES, playerId, limit, searchType, page),
   );
   const json = await response.json();
 
diff --git a/src/utils/string.ts b/src/utils/string.ts
index 08b8ea2..a3aa3cd 100644
--- a/src/utils/string.ts
+++ b/src/utils/string.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,15 @@
  * Formats a string with the given arguments.
  *
  * @param str the string to check
+ * @param uriEncodeStrings whether to uri encode the strings
  * @param args the arguments to replace
  * @returns the formatted string
  */
-export function formatString(str: string, ...args: any[]): string {
+export function formatString(
+  str: string,
+  uriEncodeStrings: boolean,
+  ...args: any[]
+): string {
   return str.replace(/{}/g, (match) => {
     // If there are no arguments, return the match
     if (args.length === 0) {
@@ -13,6 +18,9 @@ export function formatString(str: string, ...args: any[]): string {
     }
 
     // Otherwise, return the next argument
+    if (uriEncodeStrings) {
+      return encodeURIComponent(String(args.shift()));
+    }
     return String(args.shift());
   });
 }