diff --git a/cmd/server/main.go b/cmd/server/main.go
index 7df44f9..5da71de 100644
--- a/cmd/server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/server/main.go
@@ -340,10 +340,9 @@ func buildDiagramsNetURL(r *http.Request, id string, xml string) string {
 	}
 	base := fmt.Sprintf("%s://%s/diagram?id=%s", scheme, r.Host, url.QueryEscape(id))
 	// Request AWS library for custom shapes (e.g., aws4) to render correctly.
-	// Provide only the fragment (#U) with an encoded URL because some self-hosted builds only read that token.
-	// Keeping it encoded avoids header bloat and keeps characters safe inside the fragment.
-	encoded := url.QueryEscape(base)
-	redirect := fmt.Sprintf("%s/?splash=0&ui=min&libs=aws4#U%s", drawioBaseURL, encoded)
+	// Provide only the fragment (#U) with a raw URL because some self-hosted builds only read that token and expect it
+	// unescaped (mirroring the desktop/open-url behavior).
+	redirect := fmt.Sprintf("%s/?splash=0&ui=min&libs=aws4#U%s", drawioBaseURL, base)
 	_ = xml // kept for signature compatibility; may be used in future fallbacks
 	return redirect
 }