diff --git a/lib/Github/Api/Repo.php b/lib/Github/Api/Repo.php
index 63fd0358df7..c3ef2f35d59 100644
--- a/lib/Github/Api/Repo.php
+++ b/lib/Github/Api/Repo.php
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public function show($username, $repository)
      */
     public function showById($id)
     {
-        return $this->get('/repositories/'.rawurlencode($id));
+        return $this->get('/repositories/'.$id);
     }
 
     /**