diff --git a/lib/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/http_requests.hpp b/lib/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/http_requests.hpp
index 6f220e23e..01b5591af 100644
--- a/lib/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/http_requests.hpp
+++ b/lib/libimhex/include/hex/helpers/http_requests.hpp
@@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ namespace hex {
         template<typename T = std::string>
         std::future<Result<T>> execute();
 
-        std::string urlEncode(const std::string &input);
+        static std::string urlEncode(const std::string &input);
 
-        std::string urlDecode(const std::string &input);
+        static std::string urlDecode(const std::string &input);
 
     protected:
         void setDefaultConfig();
diff --git a/lib/libimhex/source/helpers/http_requests.cpp b/lib/libimhex/source/helpers/http_requests.cpp
index e6681b515..5c53030c3 100644
--- a/lib/libimhex/source/helpers/http_requests.cpp
+++ b/lib/libimhex/source/helpers/http_requests.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace hex {
                 i += 2;
             }
         }
-        return input;
+        return result;
     }
 
 }
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diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/content/tools/wiki_explainer.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/content/tools/wiki_explainer.cpp
index 5e7501a08..44f0cfb94 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/content/tools/wiki_explainer.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/content/tools/wiki_explainer.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
             ImGui::EndDisabled();
 
             if (startSearch && !searchString.empty()) {
-                request.setUrl(getWikipediaApiUrl() + "&exintro"s + "&titles="s + request.urlEncode(searchString));
+                request.setUrl(getWikipediaApiUrl() + "&exintro"s + "&titles="s + HttpRequest::urlEncode(searchString));
                 searchProcess = request.execute();
             }
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                     if (!extendedSearch && resultExtract.ends_with(':')) {
                         extendedSearch = true;
 
-                        request.setUrl(getWikipediaApiUrl() + "&titles="s + request.urlEncode(searchString));
+                        request.setUrl(getWikipediaApiUrl() + "&titles="s + HttpRequest::urlEncode(searchString));
                         searchProcess  = request.execute();
 
                         resultTitle.clear();