diff --git a/frontend/src/components/SidebarPlugin/SideBar.spec.js b/frontend/src/components/SidebarPlugin/SideBar.spec.js
index 385c2bbef..993fdf195 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/SidebarPlugin/SideBar.spec.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/SidebarPlugin/SideBar.spec.js
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ describe('SideBar', () => {
     })
 
     describe('static menu items', () => {
-      describe("member's area", () => {
+      describe("member's area without publisher ID", () => {
         it('has a link to the elopage', () => {
           expect(wrapper.findAll('li').at(0).text()).toContain('members_area')
         })
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ describe('SideBar', () => {
           })
         })
 
-        describe('with hasElopage is true', () => {
+        describe('member's area with publisher ID', () => {
           beforeEach(() => {
             mocks.$store.state.hasElopage = true
           })
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/SidebarPlugin/SideBar.vue b/frontend/src/components/SidebarPlugin/SideBar.vue
index 9dc0a2765..5971b7b4e 100755
--- a/frontend/src/components/SidebarPlugin/SideBar.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/SidebarPlugin/SideBar.vue
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export default {
     getElopageLink() {
       return this.$store.state.hasElopage
         ? `https://elopage.com/s/gradido/sign_in?locale=${this.$i18n.locale}`
-        : `https://elopage.com/s/gradido/basic-de/payment?locale=${this.$i18n.locale}&prid=111&pid=${this.$store.state.publisherId}&firstName=${this.$store.state.firstName}&lastName=${this.$store.state.lastName}&email=${this.$store.state.email}`
+        : encodeURL(`https://elopage.com/s/gradido/basic-de/payment?locale=${this.$i18n.locale}&prid=111&pid=${this.$store.state.publisherId}&firstName=${this.$store.state.firstName}&lastName=${this.$store.state.lastName}&email=${this.$store.state.email})`
     },
   },
 }