diff --git a/plexauth.py b/plexauth.py
index af12925..90083ca 100755
--- a/plexauth.py
+++ b/plexauth.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def auth_url(self, forward_url=None):
             'code': self._code,
         }
         if forward_url:
-            parameters['forwardUrl'] = urllib.parse.urlencode(forward_url)
+            parameters['forwardUrl'] = forward_url
 
         url = AUTH_URL.format(urllib.parse.urlencode(parameters))
         return url