diff --git a/LearningHub.Nhs.WebUI/Scripts/vuesrc/data/user.ts b/LearningHub.Nhs.WebUI/Scripts/vuesrc/data/user.ts
index 9f50357fc..ab81695ea 100644
--- a/LearningHub.Nhs.WebUI/Scripts/vuesrc/data/user.ts
+++ b/LearningHub.Nhs.WebUI/Scripts/vuesrc/data/user.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ const IsSystemAdmin = async function (): Promise<boolean[]> {
 };
 
 const IsValidUser = async function (currentPassword: string): Promise<boolean[]> {
-    var IsValidUser = `/api/User/ConfirmPassword/${currentPassword}`;
+    let encodedPassword = encodeURIComponent(currentPassword);
+    var IsValidUser = `/api/User/ConfirmPassword/${encodedPassword}`;
     return await AxiosWrapper.axios.get<boolean[]>(IsValidUser)
         .then(response => {
             return response.data;