diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index 63504091c..08fad1062 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -5018,13 +5018,13 @@ files = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "werkzeug"
-version = "3.0.6"
+version = "3.1.2"
 description = "The comprehensive WSGI web application library."
 optional = false
-python-versions = ">=3.8"
+python-versions = ">=3.9"
 files = [
-    {file = "werkzeug-3.0.6-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:1bc0c2310d2fbb07b1dd1105eba2f7af72f322e1e455f2f93c993bee8c8a5f17"},
-    {file = "werkzeug-3.0.6.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:a8dd59d4de28ca70471a34cba79bed5f7ef2e036a76b3ab0835474246eb41f8d"},
+    {file = "werkzeug-3.1.2-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:4f7d1a5de312c810a8a2c6f0b47e9f6a7cffb7c8322def35e4d4d9841ff85597"},
+    {file = "werkzeug-3.1.2.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:f471a4cd167233077e9d2a8190c3471c5bc520c636a9e3c1e9300c33bced03bc"},
 ]
 
 [package.dependencies]
diff --git a/src/palace/manager/api/controller/opds_feed.py b/src/palace/manager/api/controller/opds_feed.py
index cb584baa3..1bd8908b5 100644
--- a/src/palace/manager/api/controller/opds_feed.py
+++ b/src/palace/manager/api/controller/opds_feed.py
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ def search(self, lane_identifier, feed_class=OPDSAcquisitionFeed):
 
         # We have a query -- add it to the keyword arguments used when
         # generating a URL.
-        make_url_kwargs["q"] = query.encode("utf8")
+        make_url_kwargs["q"] = query
 
         # Run a search.
         annotator = self.manager.annotator(lane, facets)