diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/results.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/results.tt
index 91db336895..758cd4cb83 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/results.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/catalogue/results.tt
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
                     </h3>
 
                 [% UNLESS scan %]
-                    <a href="/cgi-bin/koha/catalogue/search.pl?advsearch=1&edit_search=1&[% query_cgi | $raw %]&[% limit_cgi | $raw %]&sort_by=[% sort_by | $raw %]">Edit this search</a>
+                    <a href="/cgi-bin/koha/catalogue/search.pl?advsearch=1&edit_search=1&[% query_cgi | $raw %]&[% limit_cgi | $raw %]&sort_by=[% sort_by | uri %]">Edit this search</a>
                     [% IF ( Koha.Preference('SavedSearchFilters') && CAN_user_parameters_manage_search_filters ) %]
                         | <a href="#" id="save_search_filter">Save search as filter</a>
                     [% END %]
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@
                             [% IF CAN_user_acquisition_order_manage && searchtoorder_basketno && searchtoorder_vendorid %][%# Coming from the basket or vendor view %]
                                 <p><a href="/cgi-bin/koha/acqui/basket.pl?basketno=[% searchtoorder_basketno | uri %]">View basket<a></p>
                             [% END %]
-                            <a href="/cgi-bin/koha/catalogue/search.pl?advsearch=1&edit_search=1&[% query_cgi | $raw %]&[% limit_cgi | $raw %]&sort_by=[% sort_by | $raw %]">Edit this search</a>
+                            <a href="/cgi-bin/koha/catalogue/search.pl?advsearch=1&edit_search=1&[% query_cgi | $raw %]&[% limit_cgi | $raw %]&sort_by=[% sort_by | uri %]">Edit this search</a>
                             [% IF ( Koha.Preference('SavedSearchFilters') && CAN_user_parameters_manage_search_filters ) %]
                                 | <a href="#" id="save_search_filter">Save search as filter</a>
                             [% END %]