diff --git a/source/distro/changelog.txt b/source/distro/changelog.txt
index 7d6b920..4242b9c 100644
--- a/source/distro/changelog.txt
+++ b/source/distro/changelog.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ Changelog for Writer2LaTeX version 1.0 -> 1.2
 
 ---------- version 1.1.8 ----------
 
+[w2l] Bugfix: No longer decodes URLs in links (hyperref.sty has no problem with sequences like %E4)
+
 [w2x] EPUB bugfix: The meta data editor now shows the correct default creator (not the original creator)
 
 [w2x] New option cover_image with values true and false (default). In EPUB export, if this option is set the true the very
diff --git a/source/java/writer2latex/latex/FieldConverter.java b/source/java/writer2latex/latex/FieldConverter.java
index dd1669a..486e2d9 100644
--- a/source/java/writer2latex/latex/FieldConverter.java
+++ b/source/java/writer2latex/latex/FieldConverter.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  *
  *  All Rights Reserved.
  * 
- *  Version 1.2 (2011-02-01)
+ *  Version 1.2 (2011-07-20)
  *
  */
 
@@ -845,12 +845,12 @@ public class FieldConverter extends ConverterHelper {
                     if (ofr.getTextContent(node).trim().equals(sHref)) {
                         // The link text equals the url
                         ldp.append("\\url{")
-                           .append(oc.isInFootnote() ? escapeHref(Misc.urlDecode(sHref)) : Misc.urlDecode(sHref))
+                           .append(oc.isInFootnote() ? escapeHref(sHref) : sHref)
                            .append("}");
                     }
                     else {
                         ldp.append("\\href{")
-                           .append(oc.isInFootnote() ? escapeHref(Misc.urlDecode(sHref)) : Misc.urlDecode(sHref))
+                           .append(oc.isInFootnote() ? escapeHref(sHref) : sHref)
                            .append("}{");
                         // ignore text style (let hyperref.sty handle the decoration):
                         palette.getInlineCv().traverseInlineText(node,ldp,oc);