diff --git a/ios/Video/Features/RCTVideoUtils.swift b/ios/Video/Features/RCTVideoUtils.swift
index bde3f309..6df65d9a 100644
--- a/ios/Video/Features/RCTVideoUtils.swift
+++ b/ios/Video/Features/RCTVideoUtils.swift
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ enum RCTVideoUtils {
         var asset:AVURLAsset!
         let bundlePath = Bundle.main.path(forResource: source.uri, ofType: source.type) ?? ""
         let url = source.isNetwork || source.isAsset
-        ? URL(string: source.uri ?? "")
+        ? URL(string: source.uri?.addingPercentEncoding(withAllowedCharacters: .urlQueryAllowed) ?? "")
         : URL(fileURLWithPath: bundlePath)
         let assetOptions:NSMutableDictionary! = NSMutableDictionary()