diff --git a/ietf/templates/base/menu_user.html b/ietf/templates/base/menu_user.html
index d545b1094..c2dba21e7 100644
--- a/ietf/templates/base/menu_user.html
+++ b/ietf/templates/base/menu_user.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     {% if user.is_authenticated %}
       <li><a rel="nofollow" href="/accounts/logout/" >Sign out</a></li>
       <li><a rel="nofollow" href="/accounts/profile/">Account info</a></li>
-      <li><a href="/person/{{user.person.name}}">Public profile page</a></li>
+      <li><a href="/person/{{user.person.name|urlencode}}">Public profile page</a></li>
       <li><a href="{%url "ietf.cookies.views.preferences" %}" rel="nofollow">Preferences</a></li>
       <li><a href="{%url "ietf.ietfauth.views.apikey_index" %}" rel="nofollow">API keys</a></li>
       <li><a rel="nofollow" href="/accounts/password/">Change password</a></li>
@@ -69,4 +69,4 @@
     <li {%if flavor == "top" %}class="dropdown-header hidden-xs"{% else %}class="nav-header"{% endif %}>RFC Editor</li>
     <li><a href="{% url "ietf.sync.views.discrepancies" %}">Sync discrepancies</a></li>
   {% endif %}
-{% if flavor == "top" %}</ul>{% endif %}
+{% if flavor == "top" %}</ul>{% endif %}
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