diff --git a/luci-app-nikki/Makefile b/luci-app-nikki/Makefile
index 7d0e8c107..4e1663bda 100644
--- a/luci-app-nikki/Makefile
+++ b/luci-app-nikki/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
-PKG_VERSION:=1.20.0
+PKG_VERSION:=1.20.1
 
 LUCI_TITLE:=LuCI Support for nikki
 LUCI_DEPENDS:=+luci-base +nikki
diff --git a/luci-app-nikki/htdocs/luci-static/resources/tools/nikki.js b/luci-app-nikki/htdocs/luci-static/resources/tools/nikki.js
index 3ce710484..dc1fd7ca1 100644
--- a/luci-app-nikki/htdocs/luci-static/resources/tools/nikki.js
+++ b/luci-app-nikki/htdocs/luci-static/resources/tools/nikki.js
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ return baseclass.extend({
     openDashboard: async function () {
         const uiName = uci.get('nikki', 'mixin', 'ui_name');
         const apiListen = uci.get('nikki', 'mixin', 'api_listen');
-        const apiSecret = encodeURIComponent(uci.get('nikki', 'mixin', 'api_secret') ?? '');
+        const apiSecret = uci.get('nikki', 'mixin', 'api_secret') ?? '';
         const apiPort = apiListen.substring(apiListen.lastIndexOf(':') + 1);
         const params = {
             host: window.location.hostname,