diff --git a/lib/scripts/cookie.js b/lib/scripts/cookie.js
index ea224b1d22149fe254287072b1f3de361385746b..3ad67bfa4884c40bd4c39a39324436b980c38042 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/cookie.js
+++ b/lib/scripts/cookie.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ var DokuCookie = {
      */
     getValue: function(key){
         this.init();
-        return decodeURIComponent(this.data[key]);
+        return this.data[key];
     },
 
     /**