diff --git a/basicswap/rpc.py b/basicswap/rpc.py
index f72986f..f545d20 100644
--- a/basicswap/rpc.py
+++ b/basicswap/rpc.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-# Copyright (c) 2020-2022 tecnovert
+# Copyright (c) 2020-2023 tecnovert
 # Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 # file LICENSE or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
@@ -169,5 +169,5 @@ def make_rpc_func(port, auth, wallet=None, host='127.0.0.1'):
 
 def escape_rpcauth(auth_str: str) -> str:
     username, password = auth_str.split(':', 1)
-    password = urllib.parse.quote(password)
+    password = urllib.parse.quote(password, safe='')
     return f'{username}:{password}'