diff --git a/backend/jottacloud/jottacloud.go b/backend/jottacloud/jottacloud.go
index 29c307183..9d677c8f8 100644
--- a/backend/jottacloud/jottacloud.go
+++ b/backend/jottacloud/jottacloud.go
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ func (f *Fs) setEndpointURL() {
 	if f.opt.Mountpoint == "" {
 		f.opt.Mountpoint = defaultMountpoint
 	}
-	f.endpointURL = urlPathEscape(path.Join(f.user, f.opt.Device, f.opt.Mountpoint))
+	f.endpointURL = path.Join(f.user, f.opt.Device, f.opt.Mountpoint)
 }
 
 // readMetaDataForPath reads the metadata from the path