diff --git a/productMods/js/visualization/coPIship/coPIship-person-level.js b/productMods/js/visualization/coPIship/coPIship-person-level.js
index 29f29ef4..b0cb2a3c 100644
--- a/productMods/js/visualization/coPIship/coPIship-person-level.js
+++ b/productMods/js/visualization/coPIship/coPIship-person-level.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ function renderStatsOnNodeClicked(json){
 	 */
 	if(obj.url){
 		
-		if (obj.url == egoURI) {
+		if (obj.url === unEncodedEgoURI) {
 			
 			$("#investigatorName").addClass('investigator_name').removeClass('neutral_investigator_name');
 			$('#num_works > .investigator_stats_text').text(works);
diff --git a/productMods/js/visualization/coauthorship/coauthorship-personlevel.js b/productMods/js/visualization/coauthorship/coauthorship-personlevel.js
index 958873c2..d56700a9 100644
--- a/productMods/js/visualization/coauthorship/coauthorship-personlevel.js
+++ b/productMods/js/visualization/coauthorship/coauthorship-personlevel.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ function renderStatsOnNodeClicked(json){
 	 */
 	if(obj.url){
 		
-		if (obj.url == egoURI) {
+		if (obj.url === unEncodedEgoURI) {
 			
 			$("#authorName").addClass('author_name').removeClass('neutral_author_name');
 			$('#num_works > .author_stats_text').text(works);
diff --git a/productMods/templates/freemarker/visualization/personlevel/coAuthorPersonLevel.ftl b/productMods/templates/freemarker/visualization/personlevel/coAuthorPersonLevel.ftl
index 80ae14cf..49b4e201 100644
--- a/productMods/templates/freemarker/visualization/personlevel/coAuthorPersonLevel.ftl
+++ b/productMods/templates/freemarker/visualization/personlevel/coAuthorPersonLevel.ftl
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ var requiredRevision = 0;
 
 var swfLink = "${swfLink}";
 var egoURI = "${egoURI}";
+var unEncodedEgoURI = "${egoURIParam}";
 var egoCoAuthorshipDataFeederURL = "${egoCoAuthorshipDataFeederURL}";
 var egoCoAuthorsListDataFileURL = "${egoCoAuthorsListDataFileURL}";
 var contextPath = "${urls.base}";
diff --git a/productMods/templates/freemarker/visualization/personlevel/coPIPersonLevel.ftl b/productMods/templates/freemarker/visualization/personlevel/coPIPersonLevel.ftl
index 33e031e4..4605a538 100644
--- a/productMods/templates/freemarker/visualization/personlevel/coPIPersonLevel.ftl
+++ b/productMods/templates/freemarker/visualization/personlevel/coPIPersonLevel.ftl
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ var requiredRevision = 0;
 
 var swfLink = "${swfLink}";
 var egoURI = "${egoURI}";
+var unEncodedEgoURI = "${egoURIParam}";
 var egoCoInvestigationDataFeederURL = "${egoCoInvestigationDataFeederURL}";
 var egoCoInvestigatorsListDataFileURL = "${egoCoInvestigatorsListDataFileURL}";