diff --git a/lib/Parse.js b/lib/Parse.js
index 81c2418..18f6d40 100644
--- a/lib/Parse.js
+++ b/lib/Parse.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Parse.prototype = {
             // check to see if there is a 'where' object in the query object
             // the 'where' object need to be stringified by JSON.stringify(), not querystring
             if ( query.hasOwnProperty('where') ) {
-                url += '?where=' + JSON.stringify(query.where);
+                url += '?where=' + encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(query.where));
                 delete query.where;
             }