diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/lib/resources/shares/UpdateShareRemoteOperation.java b/library/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/lib/resources/shares/UpdateShareRemoteOperation.java
index a13a20112..2e0af4f30 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/lib/resources/shares/UpdateShareRemoteOperation.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/lib/resources/shares/UpdateShareRemoteOperation.java
@@ -274,11 +274,11 @@ public RemoteOperationResult<List<OCShare>> run(NextcloudClient client) {
         }
 
         if (note != null) {
-            parametersToUpdate.add(new Pair<>(PARAM_NOTE, URLEncoder.encode(note)));
+            parametersToUpdate.add(new Pair<>(PARAM_NOTE, note));
         }
 
         if (label != null) {
-            parametersToUpdate.add(new Pair<>(PARAM_LABEL, URLEncoder.encode(label)));
+            parametersToUpdate.add(new Pair<>(PARAM_LABEL, label));
         }
 
         /// perform required PUT requests