diff --git a/include/functions.php b/include/functions.php
index d328ea19d..0469c512d 100644
--- a/include/functions.php
+++ b/include/functions.php
@@ -317,6 +317,8 @@
 
 		global $fetch_last_error;
 		global $fetch_last_error_code;
+		
+		$url = str_replace(' ', '%20', $url);
 
 		if (!defined('NO_CURL') && function_exists('curl_init') && !ini_get("open_basedir")) {