diff --git a/admin/javascript/LeftAndMain.js b/admin/javascript/LeftAndMain.js
index 500e9aff5..9828cebfc 100644
--- a/admin/javascript/LeftAndMain.js
+++ b/admin/javascript/LeftAndMain.js
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ jQuery.noConflict();
 				return (vals.length);
 			});
 			var url = this.attr('action');
-			if(nonEmptyInputs.length) url += '?' + nonEmptyInputs.serialize();
+			if(nonEmptyInputs.length) url = $.path.addSearchParams(url, nonEmptyInputs.serialize());
 
 			var container = this.closest('.cms-container');
 			container.find('.cms-edit-form').tabs('select',0);  //always switch to the first tab (list view) when searching