diff --git a/client/src/components/SearchBar/SearchBar.tsx b/client/src/components/SearchBar/SearchBar.tsx
index 9920073..dd0efe4 100644
--- a/client/src/components/SearchBar/SearchBar.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/SearchBar/SearchBar.tsx
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ export const SearchBar = (props: Props): JSX.Element => {
     );
 
     if (isLocal) {
-      setLocalSearch(search);
+      // no additional encoding required for local search
+      setLocalSearch(inputRef.current.value);
     }
 
     if (e.code === 'Enter' || e.code === 'NumpadEnter') {