diff --git a/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/settings/branches.scala.html b/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/settings/branches.scala.html
index 15a1ffb..75331a1 100644
--- a/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/settings/branches.scala.html
+++ b/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/settings/branches.scala.html
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
                 <select name="protectBranch" id="protectBranch" onchange="location=$(this).val()" class="form-control">
                   <option>Choose a branch...</option>
                   @repository.branchList.map { branch =>
-                    <option value="@helpers.url(repository)/settings/branches/@helpers.encodeRefName(branch)">@branch</option>
+                    <option value="@helpers.url(repository)/settings/branches/@helpers.urlEncode(branch)">@branch</option>
                   }
                 </select>
                 <span class="error" id="error-protectBranch"></span>
diff --git a/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/settings/branchprotection.scala.html b/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/settings/branchprotection.scala.html
index 877ee5f..9fb7137 100644
--- a/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/settings/branchprotection.scala.html
+++ b/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/settings/branchprotection.scala.html
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
   var protection = getValue();
   $.ajax({
     method:'PATCH',
-    url:'@context.path/api/v3/repos/@repository.owner/@repository.name/branches/@helpers.encodeRefName(branch)',
+    url:'@context.path/api/v3/repos/@repository.owner/@repository.name/branches/@helpers.urlEncode(branch)',
     contentType: 'application/json',
     dataType: 'json',
     data:JSON.stringify({protection:protection}),