diff --git a/includes/class-bc-utility.php b/includes/class-bc-utility.php
index c195b8f4..d1261634 100644
--- a/includes/class-bc-utility.php
+++ b/includes/class-bc-utility.php
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ public static function sanitize_payload_args_recursive( $args ) {
 			if ( is_array( $value ) ) {
 				$args[ $index ] = self::sanitize_payload_args_recursive( $value );
 			} else {
-				$args[ $index ] = utf8_uri_encode( sanitize_text_field( $value ) );
+				$args[ $index ] = sanitize_text_field( $value );
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ public static function sanitize_payload_item( $item ) {
 			return self::sanitize_payload_args_recursive( $item );
 		}
 
-		return utf8_uri_encode( sanitize_text_field( $item ) );
+		return sanitize_text_field( $item );
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/includes/sync/class-bc-videos.php b/includes/sync/class-bc-videos.php
index c74e413b..952f7673 100644
--- a/includes/sync/class-bc-videos.php
+++ b/includes/sync/class-bc-videos.php
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public function update_bc_video( $sanitized_post_data, $subtype = false ) {
 		$update_data = array();
 
 		if ( array_key_exists( 'name', $sanitized_post_data ) && '' !== $sanitized_post_data['name'] ) {
-			$update_data['name'] = utf8_uri_encode( sanitize_text_field( $sanitized_post_data['name'] ) );
+			$update_data['name'] = BC_Utility::sanitize_payload_item( $sanitized_post_data['name'] );
 		}
 
 		if ( array_key_exists( 'description', $sanitized_post_data ) && ! empty( $sanitized_post_data['description'] ) ) {