diff --git a/packages/wrappers/src/easynews.ts b/packages/wrappers/src/easynews.ts
index b98f780f..dd856094 100644
--- a/packages/wrappers/src/easynews.ts
+++ b/packages/wrappers/src/easynews.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export class Easynews extends BaseWrapper {
 }
 
 const getEasynewsConfigString = (username: string, password: string) => {
-  return `%7B%22username%22%3A%22${username}%22%2C%22password%22%3A%22${password}%22%7D`;
+  return `%7B%22username%22%3A%22${encodeURIComponent(username)}%22%2C%22password%22%3A%22${encodeURIComponent(password)}%22%7D`;
 };
 
 export async function getEasynewsStreams(