diff --git a/Backend/AuthHelpers.cs b/Backend/AuthHelpers.cs
index 942799f..0f9006b 100644
--- a/Backend/AuthHelpers.cs
+++ b/Backend/AuthHelpers.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public class AuthHelpers {
 
 	private static HttpResponseMessage MakeUpstreamAutheliaRequest(string cookie) {
 		var client = new HttpClient();
-		client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("cookie", $"authelia_session={HttpUtility.UrlDecode(cookie)}");
+		client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("cookie", $"authelia_session={cookie}");
 		client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-forwarded-proto", "https");
 		client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Host", $"{Vars.AutheliaSubdomain}.{Vars.UpstreamPrimaryDomain}");
 		var response = client.GetAsync($"http://127.0.0.1:9091/api/verify");
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class AuthHelpers {
 		client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Host = $"{headers["Host"]}.amdp.{Vars.UpstreamPrimaryDomain}";
 
 		if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(cookie))
-			client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("cookie", $"authelia_session={HttpUtility.UrlDecode(cookie)}");
+			client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("cookie", $"authelia_session={cookie}");
 		
 		var response = client.GetAsync($"http://127.0.0.1:9091/api/verify");
 		return response.Result;