diff --git a/client/homebrew/navbar/account.navitem.jsx b/client/homebrew/navbar/account.navitem.jsx
index 6b412c368..07ae51ef9 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/navbar/account.navitem.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/navbar/account.navitem.jsx
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ const Account = createClass({
 					{global.account.username}
 				</Nav.item>
 				<Nav.item
-					href={`/user/${encodeURI(global.account.username)}`}
+					href={`/user/${encodeURIComponent(global.account.username)}`}
 					color='yellow'
 					icon='fas fa-beer'
 				>
diff --git a/client/homebrew/navbar/metadata.navitem.jsx b/client/homebrew/navbar/metadata.navitem.jsx
index 2a29aec40..50cefc1a7 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/navbar/metadata.navitem.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/navbar/metadata.navitem.jsx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const MetadataNav = createClass({
 		return <>
 			{this.props.brew.authors.map((author, idx, arr)=>{
 				const spacer = arr.length - 1 == idx ? <></> : <span>, </span>;
-				return <span key={idx}><a className='userPageLink' href={`/user/${author}`}>{author}</a>{spacer}</span>;
+				return <span key={idx}><a className='userPageLink' href={`/user/${encodeURIComponent(author)}`}>{author}</a>{spacer}</span>;
 			})}
 		</>;
 	},
diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/basePages/listPage/brewItem/brewItem.jsx b/client/homebrew/pages/basePages/listPage/brewItem/brewItem.jsx
index b4c455b88..b0c0d3aa9 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/pages/basePages/listPage/brewItem/brewItem.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/basePages/listPage/brewItem/brewItem.jsx
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ const BrewItem = ({
 								<span title="Username contained an email address; hidden to protect user's privacy">
 									{author}
 								</span>
-							) : (<a href={`/user/${author}`}>{author}</a>)}
+							) : (<a href={`/user/${encodeURIComponent(author)}`}>{author}</a>)}
 							{index < brew.authors.length - 1 && ', '}
 						</React.Fragment>
 					))}
diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/errorPage/errors/errorIndex.js b/client/homebrew/pages/errorPage/errors/errorIndex.js
index c0220b648..91e1074a2 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/pages/errorPage/errors/errorIndex.js
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/errorPage/errors/errorIndex.js
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ const errorIndex = (props)=>{
 
 		**Brew Title:** ${escape(props.brew.brewTitle) || 'Unable to show title'}
 
-		**Current Authors:** ${props.brew.authors?.map((author)=>{return `[${author}](/user/${author})`;}).join(', ') || 'Unable to list authors'}
+		**Current Authors:** ${props.brew.authors?.map((author)=>{return `[${author}](/user/${encodeURIComponent(author)})`;}).join(', ') || 'Unable to list authors'}
 		
 		[Click here to be redirected to the brew's share page.](/share/${props.brew.shareId})`,
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ const errorIndex = (props)=>{
 
 		**Brew Title:** ${escape(props.brew.brewTitle) || 'Unable to show title'}
 
-		**Current Authors:** ${props.brew.authors?.map((author)=>{return `[${author}](/user/${author})`;}).join(', ') || 'Unable to list authors'}
+		**Current Authors:** ${props.brew.authors?.map((author)=>{return `[${author}](/user/${encodeURIComponent(author)})`;}).join(', ') || 'Unable to list authors'}
 
 		[Click here to be redirected to the brew's share page.](/share/${props.brew.shareId})`,
 
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ const errorIndex = (props)=>{
 		
 		**Brew Title:** ${escape(props.brew.brewTitle)}
 		
-		**Brew Authors:**  ${props.brew.authors?.map((author)=>{return `[${author}](/user/${author})`;}).join(', ') || 'Unable to list authors'}`,
+		**Brew Authors:**  ${props.brew.authors?.map((author)=>{return `[${author}](/user/${encodeURIComponent(author)})`;}).join(', ') || 'Unable to list authors'}`,
 
 		// ####### Admin page error #######
 		'52' : dedent`