diff --git a/juitter.inc b/juitter.inc
index 324ab35..28a9e63 100755
--- a/juitter.inc
+++ b/juitter.inc
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ function juitter_trend_settings($form_state, $trend_id) {
 	);
 	$form['trend']['search_object'] = array(
 		'#type' => 'textfield',
-		'#default_value' => $settings['searchObject'],
+		'#default_value' => urldecode($settings['searchObject']),
 		'#title' => t('Type down the keywords to search for'),
 		'#description' => t('Use comma separeted keywords for multiple search.'),
 		'#required' => TRUE,
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ function juitter_admin_submit($form, &$form_state) {
 function juitter_trend_settings_submit($form, &$form_state) {
 	$settings = array(
 		'searchType' => $form_state['values']['search_type'], 
-		'searchObject' => $form_state['values']['search_object'], 
+		'searchObject' => urlencode($form_state['values']['search_object']), 
 		'lang' => $form_state['values']['lang'], 
 		'live'	=> $form_state['values']['live'],
 		'loadMSG'	=> $form_state['values']['load_msg'], 
@@ -282,4 +282,4 @@ function juitter_remove_trend_submit($form, &$form_state) {
 	drupal_set_message(t('The trend has been removed.'));
 	cache_clear_all();
 	$form_state['redirect'] = 'admin/settings/juitter';
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};