diff --git a/src/bundle/ui-dev/src/modules/common/services/content.service.js b/src/bundle/ui-dev/src/modules/common/services/content.service.js
index 1a4e301a32..9b4f5600c0 100644
--- a/src/bundle/ui-dev/src/modules/common/services/content.service.js
+++ b/src/bundle/ui-dev/src/modules/common/services/content.service.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export const loadContentInfo = (contentIds, callback) => {
 export const findContentBySearchQuery = (query, callback) => {
     const body = JSON.stringify({
         ViewInput: {
-            identifier: `udw-locations-by-search-query-${query}`,
+            identifier: `udw-locations-by-search-query-${encodeURIComponent(query)}`,
             public: false,
             LocationQuery: {
                 FacetBuilders: {},
diff --git a/src/bundle/ui-dev/src/modules/universal-discovery/services/universal.discovery.service.js b/src/bundle/ui-dev/src/modules/universal-discovery/services/universal.discovery.service.js
index 05dabc0018..1e129d6642 100644
--- a/src/bundle/ui-dev/src/modules/universal-discovery/services/universal.discovery.service.js
+++ b/src/bundle/ui-dev/src/modules/universal-discovery/services/universal.discovery.service.js
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ export const findLocationsBySearchQuery = (
 ) => {
     const body = {
         ViewInput: {
-            identifier: `udw-locations-by-search-query-${query.FullTextCriterion}`,
+            identifier: `udw-locations-by-search-query-${encodeURIComponent(query.FullTextCriterion)}`,
             public: false,
             useAlwaysAvailable,
             LocationQuery: {