diff --git a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/stack_overflow/fixtures/test_incorrect_query.json b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/stack_overflow/fixtures/test_incorrect_query.json
index 7093910c..26c993c5 100644
--- a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/stack_overflow/fixtures/test_incorrect_query.json
+++ b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/stack_overflow/fixtures/test_incorrect_query.json
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 {
     "request": {
-        "api_url":"http://api.stackexchange.com/2.2/search/advanced?order=desc&sort=relevance&site=stackoverflow&title=narendra"
+        "api_url":"http://api.stackexchange.com/2.2/search/advanced",
+        "params": {
+            "order": "desc",
+            "sort": "relevance",
+            "site": "stackoverflow",
+            "title": "narendra"
+        }
     },
     "response": {
         "data": {
diff --git a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/stack_overflow/fixtures/test_multi_word.json b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/stack_overflow/fixtures/test_multi_word.json
index c20004a0..5b3a0534 100644
--- a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/stack_overflow/fixtures/test_multi_word.json
+++ b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/stack_overflow/fixtures/test_multi_word.json
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 {
     "request": {
-        "api_url":"http://api.stackexchange.com/2.2/search/advanced?order=desc&sort=relevance&site=stackoverflow&title=what%20is%20flutter"
+        "api_url":"http://api.stackexchange.com/2.2/search/advanced",
+        "params": {
+            "order": "desc",
+            "sort": "relevance",
+            "site": "stackoverflow",
+            "title": "what is flutter"
+        }
     },
     "response": {
         "data": {
diff --git a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/stack_overflow/fixtures/test_number_query.json b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/stack_overflow/fixtures/test_number_query.json
index ed6e2917..1e4f38d5 100644
--- a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/stack_overflow/fixtures/test_number_query.json
+++ b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/stack_overflow/fixtures/test_number_query.json
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 {
     "request": {
-        "api_url":"http://api.stackexchange.com/2.2/search/advanced?order=desc&sort=relevance&site=stackoverflow&title=113"
+        "api_url":"http://api.stackexchange.com/2.2/search/advanced",
+        "params": {
+            "order": "desc",
+            "sort": "relevance",
+            "site": "stackoverflow",
+            "title": "113"
+        }
     },
     "response": {
         "data": {
diff --git a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/stack_overflow/fixtures/test_single_word.json b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/stack_overflow/fixtures/test_single_word.json
index 19d89429..1f641590 100644
--- a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/stack_overflow/fixtures/test_single_word.json
+++ b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/stack_overflow/fixtures/test_single_word.json
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 {
     "request": {
-        "api_url":"http://api.stackexchange.com/2.2/search/advanced?order=desc&sort=relevance&site=stackoverflow&title=restful"
+        "api_url":"http://api.stackexchange.com/2.2/search/advanced",
+        "params": {
+            "order": "desc",
+            "sort": "relevance",
+            "site": "stackoverflow",
+            "title": "restful"
+        }
     },
     "response": {
         "data": {
diff --git a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/stack_overflow/fixtures/test_status_code.json b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/stack_overflow/fixtures/test_status_code.json
index 34480ae5..c0aa4194 100644
--- a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/stack_overflow/fixtures/test_status_code.json
+++ b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/stack_overflow/fixtures/test_status_code.json
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 {
     "request": {
-        "api_url":"http://api.stackexchange.com/2.2/search/advanced?order=desc&sort=relevance&site=stackoverflow&title=Zulip"
+        "api_url":"http://api.stackexchange.com/2.2/search/advanced",
+        "params": {
+            "order": "desc",
+            "sort": "relevance",
+            "site": "stackoverflow",
+            "title": "Zulip"
+        }
     },
     "response": {
         "data": {
diff --git a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/stack_overflow/stack_overflow.py b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/stack_overflow/stack_overflow.py
index cd1e1e15..f0c1f3f1 100644
--- a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/stack_overflow/stack_overflow.py
+++ b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/bots/stack_overflow/stack_overflow.py
@@ -45,11 +45,15 @@ class StackOverflowHandler(object):
         if query == '' or query == 'help':
             return help_text
 
-        query_stack_link = ('http://api.stackexchange.com/2.2/search/advanced?'
-                            'order=desc&sort=relevance&site=stackoverflow&title=%s'
-                            % (urllib.parse.quote(query),))
+        query_stack_url = 'http://api.stackexchange.com/2.2/search/advanced'
+        query_stack_params = dict(
+            order='desc',
+            sort='relevance',
+            site='stackoverflow',
+            title=query
+        )
         try:
-            data = requests.get(query_stack_link)
+            data = requests.get(query_stack_url, params=query_stack_params)
 
         except requests.exceptions.RequestException:
             logging.error('broken link')