diff --git a/accounts/models.py b/accounts/models.py
index 94016d9b3..addce2d5b 100644
--- a/accounts/models.py
+++ b/accounts/models.py
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@
 
 import datetime
 import os
+import pytz
 import random
 
-import pytz
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.admin.utils import NestedObjects
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 from django.templatetags.static import static
 from django.urls import reverse
 from django.utils.encoding import smart_str
+from django.utils.http import urlquote
 from django.utils.timezone import now
 from psycopg2.errors import ForeignKeyViolation
 
@@ -223,10 +224,10 @@ def get_absolute_url(self):
         return reverse('account', args=[smart_str(self.user.username)])
 
     def get_user_sounds_in_search_url(self):
-        return f'{reverse("sounds-search")}?f=username:"{ self.user.username }"&s=Date+added+(newest+first)&g=0'
+        return f'{reverse("sounds-search")}?f=username:"{ urlquote(self.user.username) }"&s=Date+added+(newest+first)&g=0'
     
     def get_user_packs_in_search_url(self):
-        return f'{reverse("sounds-search")}?f=username:"{ self.user.username }"&s=Date+added+(newest+first)&g=1&dp=1'
+        return f'{reverse("sounds-search")}?f=username:"{ urlquote(self.user.username) }"&s=Date+added+(newest+first)&g=1&dp=1'
     
     def get_latest_packs_for_profile_page(self):
         latest_pack_ids = Pack.objects.select_related().filter(user=self.user, num_sounds__gt=0).exclude(is_deleted=True) \
diff --git a/geotags/views.py b/geotags/views.py
index 208faa279..2155b5294 100644
--- a/geotags/views.py
+++ b/geotags/views.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 from django.http import Http404, HttpResponse
 from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, render
 from django.urls import reverse
+from django.utils.http import urlquote
 from django.views.decorators.cache import cache_page
 from django.views.decorators.clickjacking import xframe_options_exempt
 from accounts.models import Profile
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@ def for_user(request, username):
         'pack': None,
         'sound': None,
         'url': reverse('geotags-for-user-barray', args=[username]),
-        'query_search_page_url': reverse('sounds-search') + f'?f=username:{username}&mm=1'
+        'query_search_page_url': reverse('sounds-search') + f'?f=username:{urlquote(username)}&mm=1'
     })
     return render(request, 'geotags/geotags.html', tvars)