diff --git a/src/all/kavita/build.gradle b/src/all/kavita/build.gradle
index f18f2af9..7bf2a2cb 100644
--- a/src/all/kavita/build.gradle
+++ b/src/all/kavita/build.gradle
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ext {
     kmkVersionCode = 1
     extName = 'Kavita'
     extClass = '.KavitaFactory'
-    extVersionCode = 26
+    extVersionCode = 27
     isNsfw = false
 }
 
diff --git a/src/all/kavita/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/all/kavita/KavitaImageUrls.kt b/src/all/kavita/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/all/kavita/KavitaImageUrls.kt
index eded43f7..90d630a8 100644
--- a/src/all/kavita/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/all/kavita/KavitaImageUrls.kt
+++ b/src/all/kavita/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/all/kavita/KavitaImageUrls.kt
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 package eu.kanade.tachiyomi.extension.all.kavita
 
-import okhttp3.HttpUrl.Companion.toHttpUrlOrNull
-import java.net.URLEncoder
-
 internal object KavitaImageUrls {
     fun cover(
         apiUrl: String,
@@ -12,38 +9,17 @@ internal object KavitaImageUrls {
         apiKey: String,
         timestamp: String? = null,
     ): String {
-        val builder = "$apiUrl/image/$endpoint".toHttpUrlOrNull()?.newBuilder()
-            ?.addQueryParameter(idParam, id.toString())
-            ?.addQueryParameter("apiKey", apiKey)
-
-        if (!timestamp.isNullOrBlank()) {
-            builder?.addQueryParameter("ts", timestamp)
-        }
-
-        return builder?.build()?.toString()
-            ?: "$apiUrl/image/$endpoint?$idParam=$id&apiKey=${encodeQuery(apiKey)}${timestampQuery(timestamp)}"
+        return "$apiUrl/image/$endpoint?$idParam=$id&apiKey=$apiKey${timestampQuery(timestamp)}"
     }
 
     fun imagePath(apiUrl: String, path: String, apiKey: String): String {
         val separator = if (path.startsWith("/")) "" else "/"
-        val url = "$apiUrl/image$separator$path"
-        return url.toHttpUrlOrNull()?.newBuilder()
-            ?.addQueryParameter("apiKey", apiKey)
-            ?.build()
-            ?.toString()
-            ?: "$url?apiKey=${encodeQuery(apiKey)}"
+        return "$apiUrl/image$separator$path?apiKey=$apiKey"
     }
 
     fun withTimestamp(url: String, timestamp: String): String =
-        url.toHttpUrlOrNull()?.newBuilder()
-            ?.addQueryParameter("ts", timestamp)
-            ?.build()
-            ?.toString()
-            ?: "$url${if (url.contains("?")) "&" else "?"}ts=${encodeQuery(timestamp)}"
+        "$url${if (url.contains("?")) "&" else "?"}ts=$timestamp"
 
     private fun timestampQuery(timestamp: String?): String =
-        if (timestamp.isNullOrBlank()) "" else "&ts=${encodeQuery(timestamp)}"
-
-    private fun encodeQuery(value: String): String =
-        URLEncoder.encode(value, "UTF-8").replace("+", "%20")
+        if (timestamp.isNullOrBlank()) "" else "&ts=$timestamp"
 }