diff --git a/server/verifyLobsters.php b/server/verifyLobsters.php
index 96f1212..4023657 100644
--- a/server/verifyLobsters.php
+++ b/server/verifyLobsters.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
-$fingerprint = htmlspecialchars($_GET["fp"]);
-$user = htmlspecialchars($_GET["user"]);
+$fingerprint = urlencode($_GET["fp"]);
+$user = urlencode($_GET["user"]);
 
 $url = "https://lobste.rs/u/$user.json";
 $check = "\[Verifying my OpenPGP key: openpgp4fpr:$fingerprint\]";
diff --git a/server/verifyReddit.php b/server/verifyReddit.php
index 0e73696..1d886fd 100644
--- a/server/verifyReddit.php
+++ b/server/verifyReddit.php
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 
-$fingerprint = htmlspecialchars($_GET["fp"]);
-$user = htmlspecialchars($_GET["user"]);
-$comment = htmlspecialchars($_GET["comment"]);
+$fingerprint = urlencode($_GET["fp"]);
+$user = urlencode($_GET["user"]);
+$comment = urlencode($_GET["comment"]);
 
 $url = "https://www.reddit.com/user/$user/comments/$comment.json";
 $check = "\[Verifying my OpenPGP key: openpgp4fpr:$fingerprint\\\\\]";
diff --git a/server/verifyTweet.php b/server/verifyTweet.php
index 0f7ac92..bced5ff 100644
--- a/server/verifyTweet.php
+++ b/server/verifyTweet.php
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 include 'secrets.php';
 
-$fingerprint = htmlspecialchars($_GET["fp"]);
-$tweetId = htmlspecialchars($_GET["id"]);
+$fingerprint = urlencode($_GET["fp"]);
+$tweetId = urlencode($_GET["id"]);
 
 $check = "\[Verifying my OpenPGP key: openpgp4fpr:$fingerprint\]";