diff --git a/src/lib/schema.ts b/src/lib/schema.ts
index ff0f939..95dc938 100644
--- a/src/lib/schema.ts
+++ b/src/lib/schema.ts
@@ -7,16 +7,7 @@ const zodStringBool = z
   .transform(x => x === "true")
   .pipe(z.boolean());
 
-const zodStringUrl = z
-  .string()
-  .transform(value => {
-    try {
-      return decodeURIComponent(value);
-    } catch (error) {
-      return value;
-    }
-  })
-  .pipe(z.string().url());
+const zodStringUrl = z.string().url();
 
 export const PlainConfigSchema = z.object({
   url: zodStringUrl,
diff --git a/tests/app.spec.ts b/tests/app.spec.ts
index e6ae19d..98c57d7 100644
--- a/tests/app.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/app.spec.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@ suite("app", () => {
       expect(res.status).toBe(200);
     });
 
+    it("succeeds with uri encoded url", async () => {
+      const url = encodeURIComponent("https://jasonraimondi.com");
+      const res = await app.request(`/?url=${url}`);
+      console.log(`/?url=${url}`)
+      expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    });
+
     it("throws when invalid domain", async () => {
       const res = await app.request("/?url=bar");
       expect(res.status).toBe(400);