diff --git a/url_image_preview/url_image_preview.py b/url_image_preview/url_image_preview.py
index 1c4edd6..dbe89d5 100644
--- a/url_image_preview/url_image_preview.py
+++ b/url_image_preview/url_image_preview.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import mimetypes
 from pathlib import Path
 from functools import partial
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
-from urllib.parse import unquote
 
 import gi
 from gi.repository import Gtk
@@ -232,7 +231,7 @@ class UrlImagePreviewPlugin(GajimPlugin):
             return
 
         uri = text
-        urlparts = urlparse(unquote(uri))
+        urlparts = urlparse(uri)
         if not self._accept_uri(urlparts, uri, additional_data):
             return
 
diff --git a/url_image_preview/utils.py b/url_image_preview/utils.py
index ef4c455..a8ec495 100644
--- a/url_image_preview/utils.py
+++ b/url_image_preview/utils.py
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ def parse_fragment(fragment):
 
 
 def get_image_paths(uri, urlparts, size, orig_dir, thumb_dir):
-    path = Path(urlparts.path)
+    path = Path(unquote(urlparts.path))
     web_stem = path.stem
     extension = path.suffix