diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index 89b0ad273..86dc70ac7 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -7763,6 +7763,7 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                 personNotes = optionsConfirmParams.split('optionnotes=')[1]
                 if '&' in personNotes:
                     personNotes = personNotes.split('&')[0]
+                personNotes = urllib.parse.unquote(personNotes.strip())
                 # Limit the length of the notes
                 if len(personNotes) > 64000:
                     personNotes = None