diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/RecipesView.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/RecipesView.tsx
index 9096c3e6..8fd93cec 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/RecipesView.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/RecipesView.tsx
@@ -158,7 +158,8 @@ export default function RecipesView({ onLoadRecipe }: RecipesViewProps = {}) {
       if (!configBase64) {
         throw new Error('No recipe configuration found in deeplink');
       }
-      const configJson = Buffer.from(configBase64, 'base64').toString('utf-8');
+      const urlDecoded = decodeURIComponent(configBase64);
+      const configJson = Buffer.from(urlDecoded, 'base64').toString('utf-8');
       const recipe = JSON.parse(configJson) as Recipe;
 
       if (!recipe.title || !recipe.description || !recipe.instructions) {