diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/authorities_js.inc b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/authorities_js.inc
index 555b8da0dc..1c160980db 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/authorities_js.inc
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/authorities_js.inc
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ function confirm_deletion(id) {
           + "&excluding=[% excluding | html %]"
           + "&operator=[% operator | html %]"
           + "&orderby=[% orderby | html %]"
-          + "&value=[% value |url %]"
+          + "&value=[% value |uri %]"
           + "&startfrom=[% startfrom | html %]"
           + "&resultsperpage=[% resultsperpage | html %]"
           + "&csrf_token=[% csrf_token | html %]";