diff --git a/server/scripts/modules/share.mjs b/server/scripts/modules/share.mjs
index 9eaf0b8..25c4eb3 100644
--- a/server/scripts/modules/share.mjs
+++ b/server/scripts/modules/share.mjs
@@ -34,10 +34,17 @@ const createLink = async (e) => {
 	// get all select boxes
 	elemForEach('select', (elem) => {
 		if (elem?.id) {
-			queryStringElements[elem.id] = elem?.value ?? 0;
+			queryStringElements[elem.id] = encodeURIComponent(elem?.value ?? '');
 		}
 	});
 
+	// get all text boxes
+	elemForEach('input[type=text]', ((elem) => {
+		if (elem?.id) {
+			queryStringElements[elem.id] = elem?.value ?? 0;
+		}
+	}));
+
 	// add the location string
 	queryStringElements.latLonQuery = localStorage.getItem('latLonQuery');
 	queryStringElements.latLon = localStorage.getItem('latLon');