diff --git a/ui/scripts/globalSettings.js b/ui/scripts/globalSettings.js
index 947a3b27966..bee6ae3f489 100644
--- a/ui/scripts/globalSettings.js
+++ b/ui/scripts/globalSettings.js
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@
                                 array.push("&bindpass=" + todb(args.data.password));
                                 array.push("&hostname=" + todb(args.data.hostname));
                                 array.push("&searchbase=" + todb(args.data.searchbase));
-                                array.push("&queryfilter=" + todb(args.data.queryfilter).replace('&', '%26'));
+                                array.push("&queryfilter=" + todb(args.data.queryfilter));
                                 array.push("&port=" + todb(args.data.port));
 
                                 if (args.$form.find('.form-item[rel=ssl]').find('input[type=checkbox]').is(':Checked') == true) {