diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f0bfc82..46d5383 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -11156,6 +11156,11 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-cwESVXlO3url9YWlFW/TA9cshCEhtu7IKJ/p5soJ/gGpj7vbvFrAY/eIioQ6Dw23KjZhYgiIo8HOs1nQ2vr/oQ==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "utf8": {
+      "version": "3.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/utf8/-/utf8-3.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-E8VjFIQ/TyQgp+TZfS6l8yp/xWppSAHzidGiRrqe4bK4XP9pTRyKFgGJpO3SN7zdX4DeomTrwaseCHovfpFcqQ=="
+    },
     "util": {
       "version": "0.11.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/util/-/util-0.11.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 72d874d..e0fb99b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons": "^5.11.2",
     "@fortawesome/vue-fontawesome": "^0.1.8",
     "axios": "^0.19.0",
+    "base-64": "^0.1.0",
     "bootstrap": "^4.3.1",
     "core-js": "^3.3.2",
     "dotenv-webpack": "^1.7.0",
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@
     "popper.js": "^1.16.0",
     "ramda": "^0.26.1",
     "sass-loader": "^8.0.0",
+    "utf8": "^3.0.0",
     "vue": "^2.6.10",
     "vue-router": "^3.1.3",
     "vuex": "^3.1.2",
diff --git a/src/store/index.js b/src/store/index.js
index 440638b..13afdd2 100644
--- a/src/store/index.js
+++ b/src/store/index.js
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ import config from '../config';
 //import * as _ from 'lodash/fp';
 import router from '../router';
 
+import * as base64 from 'base-64';
+import * as utf8 from 'utf8';
+
 Vue.use(Vuex);
 const axios = AxiosBootstrap.create({
   baseURL: config.service.url,
@@ -99,7 +102,10 @@ const store = new Vuex.Store({
       commit('replaceLoadedItems', data);
     },
     async searchEventItems({ commit, getters }, query) {
-      const {data} = await axios.get(`/1/${getters.getEventSlug}/items/${btoa(query)}`);
+      const foo = utf8.encode(query);
+      const bar = base64.encode(foo);
+
+      const {data} = await axios.get(`/1/${getters.getEventSlug}/items/${bar}`);
       commit('replaceLoadedItems', data);
     },
     async loadBoxes({ commit }) {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e8545df..e11e534 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1583,6 +1583,11 @@ balanced-match@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/balanced-match/-/balanced-match-1.0.0.tgz#89b4d199ab2bee49de164ea02b89ce462d71b767"
   integrity sha1-ibTRmasr7kneFk6gK4nORi1xt2c=
 
+base-64@^0.1.0:
+  version "0.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/base-64/-/base-64-0.1.0.tgz#780a99c84e7d600260361511c4877613bf24f6bb"
+  integrity sha1-eAqZyE59YAJgNhURxId2E78k9rs=
+
 base64-js@^1.0.2:
   version "1.3.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/base64-js/-/base64-js-1.3.1.tgz#58ece8cb75dd07e71ed08c736abc5fac4dbf8df1"
@@ -8269,6 +8274,11 @@ use@^3.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/use/-/use-3.1.1.tgz#d50c8cac79a19fbc20f2911f56eb973f4e10070f"
   integrity sha512-cwESVXlO3url9YWlFW/TA9cshCEhtu7IKJ/p5soJ/gGpj7vbvFrAY/eIioQ6Dw23KjZhYgiIo8HOs1nQ2vr/oQ==
 
+utf8@^3.0.0:
+  version "3.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/utf8/-/utf8-3.0.0.tgz#f052eed1364d696e769ef058b183df88c87f69d1"
+  integrity sha512-E8VjFIQ/TyQgp+TZfS6l8yp/xWppSAHzidGiRrqe4bK4XP9pTRyKFgGJpO3SN7zdX4DeomTrwaseCHovfpFcqQ==
+
 util-deprecate@^1.0.1, util-deprecate@~1.0.1:
   version "1.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/util-deprecate/-/util-deprecate-1.0.2.tgz#450d4dc9fa70de732762fbd2d4a28981419a0ccf"