diff --git a/src/components/HomePage.js b/src/components/HomePage.js
index e17dfb8..7898e11 100644
--- a/src/components/HomePage.js
+++ b/src/components/HomePage.js
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export default React.createClass({
     },
 
     onHashChange() {
-        var entity = window.location.hash.substr(2); // strip off #/ prefix
+        var entity = unescape(window.location.hash.substr(2)); // strip off #/ prefix
         if (!entity) {
             this.setState({
                 entity: null,