diff --git a/app/helpers/moments_helper.rb b/app/helpers/moments_helper.rb
index 53cbfcafe6..c3c55fa6f0 100644
--- a/app/helpers/moments_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/moments_helper.rb
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def resources_url_tags(moment)
     filter_tags = matched_tags.uniq.map do |t|
       "filter[]=#{t}&"
     end
-    URI.encode(filter_tags.join)
+   filter_tags.join
   end
 
   private
diff --git a/spec/helpers/moments_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/moments_helper_spec.rb
index ad197ddb9f..5131c241b3 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/moments_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/moments_helper_spec.rb
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
   describe '#resources_url_tags' do
     let(:user) { create(:user1) }
     let(:moment) { create(:moment, name: 'tech industry', user: user) }
-    output = 'filter[]=tech%20industry&'
+    output = 'filter[]=tech industry&'
     subject { controller.resources_url_tags(moment) }
     it 'returns a filtered tag of matched resources' do
       expect(subject).to eq(output)