diff --git a/src/main/java/org/prebid/server/spring/config/SettingsConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/org/prebid/server/spring/config/SettingsConfiguration.java
index 79517afcc6d..be937e1bb44 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/prebid/server/spring/config/SettingsConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/prebid/server/spring/config/SettingsConfiguration.java
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ static class HttpSettingsConfiguration {
 
         @Bean
         HttpApplicationSettings httpApplicationSettings(
-                @Value("${settings.http.rfc3986-compatible:false}") boolean isRfc3986Compatible,
+                @Value("${settings.http.rfc3986-compatible:true}") boolean isRfc3986Compatible,
                 HttpClient httpClient,
                 JacksonMapper mapper,
                 @Value("${settings.http.endpoint}") String endpoint,
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/org/prebid/server/functional/testcontainers/PbsConfig.groovy b/src/test/groovy/org/prebid/server/functional/testcontainers/PbsConfig.groovy
index 857cf3cec8d..1163c070e1e 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/org/prebid/server/functional/testcontainers/PbsConfig.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/org/prebid/server/functional/testcontainers/PbsConfig.groovy
@@ -52,10 +52,11 @@ LIMIT 1
     }
 
     static Map<String, String> getHttpSettingsConfig(String rootUri = networkServiceContainer.rootUri) {
-        ["settings.http.endpoint"         : "$rootUri/stored-requests".toString(),
-         "settings.http.amp-endpoint"     : "$rootUri/amp-stored-requests".toString(),
-         "settings.http.video-endpoint"   : "$rootUri/video-stored-requests".toString(),
-         "settings.http.category-endpoint": "$rootUri/video-categories".toString()].asImmutable()
+        ["settings.http.endpoint"          : "$rootUri/stored-requests".toString(),
+         "settings.http.amp-endpoint"      : "$rootUri/amp-stored-requests".toString(),
+         "settings.http.video-endpoint"    : "$rootUri/video-stored-requests".toString(),
+         "settings.http.rfc3986-compatible": "false",
+         "settings.http.category-endpoint" : "$rootUri/video-categories".toString()].asImmutable()
     }
 
     static Map<String, String> getAdminEndpointConfig() {
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ LIMIT 1
          "settings.database.idle-connection-timeout": "300"
         ].asImmutable()
     }
+
     static Map<String, String> getPostgreSqlConfig(PostgreSQLContainer postgres = Dependencies.postgresqlContainer) {
         ["settings.database.type"                   : "postgres",
          "settings.database.host"                   : postgres.getNetworkAliases().get(0),