diff --git a/www/include/social_meta_vars.inc b/www/include/social_meta_vars.inc
index 14463a9ae9..3ed06a702f 100644
--- a/www/include/social_meta_vars.inc
+++ b/www/include/social_meta_vars.inc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 require_once __DIR__ . '/../common_lib.inc';
 require_once __DIR__ . '/../common.inc';
 
-$pageURI = urlencode('https://' . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']);
+$pageURI = 'https://' . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
 // NOTE: if you'd like a page to include a screenshot for social sharing, specify $useScreenshot = true above the head include.
 // Also, for page-specific screenshot css tweaks, add a screenshot class to that page's body class
 $screenshotURI = CreateUrlVariation($pageURI, "screenshot=1");
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ $socialImage = isset($useScreenshot) ? "https://wpt-screenshot.netlify.app/" . u
 $socialTitle = isset($socialTitle) ? $socialTitle : "WebPageTest";
 $socialDesc = isset($socialDesc) ? $socialDesc : "View this on WebPageTest.org...";
 $emailSubject = "View this on WebPageTest!";
-$tweetURI =  'https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=' . urlencode($socialDesc) . '&url=' . urlencode($pageURI) . '&via=realwebpagetest';
-$emailURI = 'mailto:?subject=' . rawurlencode(htmlspecialchars_decode($emailSubject)) . '&body=' . rawurlencode(htmlspecialchars_decode($socialDesc) . ' %0D%0A ') . $pageURI;
\ No newline at end of file
+$tweetURI =  'https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=' . urlencode($socialDesc) . '&url=' . $pageURI . '&via=realwebpagetest';
+$emailURI = 'mailto:?subject=' . rawurlencode(htmlspecialchars_decode($emailSubject)) . '&body=' . rawurlencode(htmlspecialchars_decode($socialDesc)  . " \n ") . $pageURI;