diff --git a/www/ebooks/index.php b/www/ebooks/index.php
index b52f84c9..78de5c93 100644
--- a/www/ebooks/index.php
+++ b/www/ebooks/index.php
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ try{
 		}
 	}
 
-	$queryString = Formatter::ToPlainText(preg_replace('/^&/ius', '', $queryString));
+	$queryString = preg_replace('/^&/ius', '', $queryString);
 }
 catch(\Exception $ex){
 	http_response_code(404);