diff --git a/src/Network.cpp b/src/Network.cpp
index 3ea8fc7..64c3e52 100644
--- a/src/Network.cpp
+++ b/src/Network.cpp
@@ -398,8 +398,14 @@ int Network::getFormValue(char *formData, const char *tag, char *value, int maxS
   int len=0;                        // track length of value
   
   while(*v!='\0' && *v!='&' && len<maxSize){      // copy the value until null, '&', or maxSize is reached
+    if(*v=='%'){                                  // this is an escaped character of form %XX
+      v++;
+      sscanf(v,"%2x",value++);
+      v+=2;
+    } else {
+      *value++=*v++;
+    }
     len++;
-    *value++=*v++;
   }
 
   *value='\0';                      // add terminating null