diff --git a/members/pay.pl b/members/pay.pl
index adc34b37c3..19ab74bdc3 100755
--- a/members/pay.pl
+++ b/members/pay.pl
@@ -280,7 +280,8 @@ sub payselected {
     }
     $amt = '&amt=' . $amt;
     my $sel = '&selected=' . join ',', @lines_to_pay;
-    my $notes = '&notes=' . join("%0A", map { scalar $input->param("payment_note_$_") } @lines_to_pay );
+    my $notes =
+        '&notes=' . uri_escape_utf8( join( "\n", map { scalar $input->param("payment_note_$_") } @lines_to_pay ) );
     my $redirect =
         "/cgi-bin/koha/members/paycollect.pl?borrowernumber=$borrowernumber"
       . "&type=$type"