diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/GetBeatmapRequest.cs b/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/GetBeatmapRequest.cs
index aa0d51641e..6cd45a41df 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/GetBeatmapRequest.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/API/Requests/GetBeatmapRequest.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
+using osu.Framework.IO.Network;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Online.API.Requests.Responses;
 
@@ -21,6 +22,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API.Requests
             filename = (beatmapInfo as BeatmapInfo)?.Path ?? string.Empty;
         }
 
-        protected override string Target => $@"beatmaps/lookup?id={beatmapInfo.OnlineID}&checksum={beatmapInfo.MD5Hash}&filename={System.Uri.EscapeUriString(filename)}";
+        protected override WebRequest CreateWebRequest()
+        {
+            var request = base.CreateWebRequest();
+
+            request.AddParameter(@"id", beatmapInfo.OnlineID.ToString());
+            request.AddParameter(@"checksum", beatmapInfo.MD5Hash);
+            request.AddParameter(@"filename", filename);
+
+            return request;
+        }
+
+        protected override string Target => @"beatmaps/lookup";
     }
 }