diff --git a/pyrebase/pyrebase.py b/pyrebase/pyrebase.py
index 5ff55e5..b0fc7a1 100644
--- a/pyrebase/pyrebase.py
+++ b/pyrebase/pyrebase.py
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ def build_request_url(self, token):
             parameters['auth'] = token
         for param in list(self.build_query):
             if type(self.build_query[param]) is str:
-                parameters[param] = quote('"' + self.build_query[param] + '"')
+                parameters[param] = '"' + self.build_query[param] + '"'
             elif type(self.build_query[param]) is bool:
                 parameters[param] = "true" if self.build_query[param] else "false"
             else:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0b492e5..bde5930 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='Pyrebase4',
-    version='4.2.0',
+    version='4.3.0',
     url='https://github.com/nhorvath/Pyrebase4',
     description='A simple python wrapper for the Firebase API with current deps',
     author='nhorvath',