diff --git a/server/http_handler.go b/server/http_handler.go
index b6a8b68791b0e..f0ca7856b33e6 100644
--- a/server/http_handler.go
+++ b/server/http_handler.go
@@ -844,8 +844,8 @@ func (h tableHandler) addScatterSchedule(startKey, endKey []byte, name string) e
 	}
 	input := map[string]string{
 		"name":       "scatter-range",
-		"start_key":  string(startKey),
-		"end_key":    string(endKey),
+		"start_key":  url.QueryEscape(string(startKey)),
+		"end_key":    url.QueryEscape(string(endKey)),
 		"range_name": name,
 	}
 	v, err := json.Marshal(input)