diff --git a/filtering.go b/filtering.go
index ab86f30..6107033 100644
--- a/filtering.go
+++ b/filtering.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package webutility
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 )
 
@@ -49,8 +50,9 @@ func ParseFilters(req *http.Request, header string) (filters Filter) {
 	for i, _ := range kvp {
 		kv := strings.Split(kvp[i], "::")
 		if len(kv) == 2 {
-			key := kv[0]
-			val := kv[1]
+			key, _ := url.QueryUnescape(kv[0])
+			val, _ := url.QueryUnescape(kv[1])
+			fmt.Printf("%s: %s\n", key, val)
 			filters[key] = val
 		}
 	}