diff --git a/amarok/src/scripts/score_default/score_default.rb b/amarok/src/scripts/score_default/score_default.rb
index f80a3a7d..0eb00727 100644
--- a/amarok/src/scripts/score_default/score_default.rb
+++ b/amarok/src/scripts/score_default/score_default.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #
 # License: GNU General Public License V2
 
-require 'uri'
+require 'cgi'
 
 loop do
     args = gets.chomp.split(" ")
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ loop do
                 newscore = ( ( prevscore * playcount ) + percentage ) / ( playcount + 1 )
             end
 
-            system( "dcop", "amarok", "player", "setScoreByPath", URI::decode( url ), newscore.to_s )
+            system( "dcop", "amarok", "player", "setScoreByPath", CGI::unescape( url ), newscore.to_s )
     end
 end