diff --git a/src/providers/pmvhaven.rs b/src/providers/pmvhaven.rs
index 50000c1..3b59cd2 100644
--- a/src/providers/pmvhaven.rs
+++ b/src/providers/pmvhaven.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use htmlentity::entity::{ICodedDataTrait, decode};
 use std::fmt::Write;
 use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
 use std::vec;
-use url::form_urlencoded::byte_serialize;
+use url::form_urlencoded::Serializer;
 
 error_chain! {
     foreign_links {
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ impl PmvhavenProvider {
         }
     }
 
+    fn encode_query_value(value: &str) -> String {
+        let mut serializer = Serializer::new(String::new());
+        serializer.append_pair("v", value);
+        let encoded = serializer.finish();
+        encoded.strip_prefix("v=").unwrap_or(&encoded).to_string()
+    }
+
     fn build_channel(&self, clientversion: ClientVersion) -> Channel {
         let _ = clientversion;
 
@@ -191,19 +198,19 @@ impl PmvhavenProvider {
             _ => "",
         };
 
-        let encoded_search: String = byte_serialize(search.as_bytes()).collect();
+        let encoded_search = Self::encode_query_value(&search);
 
         let mut extra_filters = String::new();
         if let Ok(stars) = self.stars.read() {
             if let Some(star) = stars.iter().find(|s| s.eq_ignore_ascii_case(&search)) {
-                let encoded_star: String = byte_serialize(star.as_bytes()).collect();
+                let encoded_star = Self::encode_query_value(star);
                 extra_filters.push_str(&format!("&stars={encoded_star}"));
             }
         }
 
         if let Ok(cats) = self.categories.read() {
             if let Some(cat) = cats.iter().find(|c| c.eq_ignore_ascii_case(&search)) {
-                let encoded_cat: String = byte_serialize(cat.as_bytes()).collect();
+                let encoded_cat = Self::encode_query_value(cat);
                 extra_filters.push_str(&format!("&tagMode=OR&tags={encoded_cat}&expandTags=false"));
             }
         }
@@ -223,14 +230,6 @@ impl PmvhavenProvider {
                 "{}/api/videos/search?limit=100&page={page}{duration}{sort}{extra_filters}&query={encoded_search}",
                 self.url
             ));
-            urls.push(format!(
-                "{}/api/videos?limit=100&page={page}{duration}{sort}{extra_filters}&q={encoded_search}",
-                self.url
-            ));
-            urls.push(format!(
-                "{}/api/videos?limit=100&page={page}{duration}{sort}{extra_filters}&search={encoded_search}",
-                self.url
-            ));
         }
 
         let mut requester = requester_or_default(&options, "pmvhaven", "query");