diff --git a/External/browserjs b/External/browserjs
index 497f4106b..87a9b481d 160000
--- a/External/browserjs
+++ b/External/browserjs
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 497f4106bfb643e9231aa4b1f4d8141e69ab2a65
+Subproject commit 87a9b481d1362aa380ee69392c7920fb08361d3e
diff --git a/External/jack b/External/jack
index d7b5ca58f..7b410a132 160000
--- a/External/jack
+++ b/External/jack
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit d7b5ca58f431de3a1e6a3a8eb791f4092b1fab3a
+Subproject commit 7b410a1323367d309b9cf77bf332f1496b086b84
diff --git a/Objective-J/file.js b/Objective-J/file.js
index 748c3cf46..2299e5f52 100644
--- a/Objective-J/file.js
+++ b/Objective-J/file.js
@@ -301,7 +301,9 @@ objj_search.prototype.request = function(aFilePath, aMethod)
 
     try
     {
-        request.open("GET", aFilePath.replace(/\+/g, "%2B"), YES);
+        // unclear whether plusses are reserved in the URI path
+        //request.open("GET", aFilePath.replace(/\+/g, "%2B"), YES);
+        request.open("GET", aFilePath, YES);
         request.send("");
     }
     catch (anException)