diff --git a/lib/woocommerce_api/oauth.rb b/lib/woocommerce_api/oauth.rb
index c5bc44e..1612e3a 100644
--- a/lib/woocommerce_api/oauth.rb
+++ b/lib/woocommerce_api/oauth.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def get_oauth_url
       params["oauth_timestamp"] = Time.new.to_i
       params["oauth_signature"] = CGI::escape(generate_oauth_signature(params, url))
 
-      query_string = URI::encode(params.map{|key, value| "#{key}=#{value}"}.join("&"))
+      query_string = URI::encode_www_form(params)
 
       "#{url}?#{query_string}"
     end