diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
index 7395750dcc..d66eba3bc3 100644
--- a/lib/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils.js
@@ -322,7 +322,9 @@ exports.parseQuery = function (qs) {
     var key = pair.slice(0, i);
     var val = pair.slice(++i);
 
+    // Due to how the URLSearchParams API treats spaces
     obj[key] = decodeURIComponent(val.replace(/\+/g, '%20'));
+
     return obj;
   }, {});
 };