diff --git a/dnsapi/dns_namecheap.sh b/dnsapi/dns_namecheap.sh
index 27eda3ad..fbf93c32 100755
--- a/dnsapi/dns_namecheap.sh
+++ b/dnsapi/dns_namecheap.sh
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ _del_namecheap_TXT() {
         _debug "TXT entry found"
         found=1
       else
+        _hostaddress="$(printf "%s" "$_hostaddress" | _url_encode)"
         _namecheap_add_host "$_hostname" "$_hosttype" "$_hostaddress" "$_hostmxpref" "$_hostttl"
       fi
     fi