diff --git a/bin/download_galleries.py b/bin/download_galleries.py
index 97ee9e7..3789dfe 100755
--- a/bin/download_galleries.py
+++ b/bin/download_galleries.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from os import utime
 from pathlib import Path
 from re import search, sub
 from sys import stderr
+from urllib.parse import unquote
 from yaml import CDumper, dump
 import requests
 
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ def parse_http_datetime(dt):
     return datetime.strptime(dt.replace('GMT', '+0000'), '%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %z')
 
 def download_image(url, target):
-    name = url.rsplit('/', 1)[-1]
+    name = unquote(url.rsplit('/', 1)[-1])
     image = target / name
 
     if image.exists():
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ def download_image(url, target):
     print(f"downloaded image '{name}' (last modified: {last_modified.strftime('%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %Z')})", file=stderr)
 
 def download_gallery(path):
-    slug = path.removeprefix(f'{GALLERIES_PATH}/')
+    slug = unquote(path.removeprefix(f'{GALLERIES_PATH}/'))
 
     target = TARGET_DIR / slug
     target.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)