diff --git a/Clients/IrdLibraryClient/IrdClient.cs b/Clients/IrdLibraryClient/IrdClient.cs
index 9f632b18..fa67770b 100644
--- a/Clients/IrdLibraryClient/IrdClient.cs
+++ b/Clients/IrdLibraryClient/IrdClient.cs
@@ -125,6 +125,11 @@ public async Task<List<Ird>> DownloadAsync(string productCode, string localCache
             }
         }
         
-        public static Uri GetDownloadLink(string relativeLink) => new(BaseDownloadUri, relativeLink);
+        public static string GetDownloadLink(string relativeLink)
+        {
+            var encodedLink = Uri.EscapeDataString(relativeLink);
+            var fullUri = new Uri(BaseDownloadUri, encodedLink);
+            return fullUri.AbsoluteUri;
+        }
     }
 }