diff --git a/TDOAuth.m b/TDOAuth.m
index 1cc7986..dfba6a8 100644
--- a/TDOAuth.m
+++ b/TDOAuth.m
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ - (id)initWithConsumerKey:(NSString *)consumerKey
                            @"HMAC-SHA1", @"oauth_signature_method",
                            [accessToken copy], @"oauth_token", // leave accessToken last or you'll break XAuth attempts
                            nil];
-        signatureSecret = [[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@&%@", consumerSecret, tokenSecret ?: @""] retain];
+        signatureSecret = [[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@&%@", [consumerSecret pcen], [tokenSecret ?: @"" pcen]] retain];
     }
     return self;
 }