1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
index 2b580786..a0ca9715 100644
--- a/lib/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils.js
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ var utils = {
    * Creates a search URL from the given :query.
    */
   createSearchUrl: function(query) {
-    return "http://www.google.com/search?q=" + query;
+    // we need to escape explictely to encode characters like "+" correctly
+    return "http://www.google.com/search?q=" + encodeURIComponent(query);
   },
 
   /**