diff --git a/dockernet/tests/integration_tests.bats b/dockernet/tests/integration_tests.bats
index 9b46f86c09..612dec816f 100644
--- a/dockernet/tests/integration_tests.bats
+++ b/dockernet/tests/integration_tests.bats
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ setup_file() {
   # equal to 2 * REDEEM_AMOUNT (since there were two redemptions - one from autopilot, one here)
   redemption_record_amount=$($STRIDE_MAIN_CMD q records list-user-redemption-record  | grep -Fiw 'amount' | head -n 1 | grep -o -E '[0-9]+')
   expected_record_minimum=$(echo "$REDEEM_AMOUNT * 2" | bc)
-  assert_equal "$(($redemption_record_amount > $expected_record_minimum))" "1"
+  assert_equal "$(($redemption_record_amount >= $expected_record_minimum))" "1"
 
   WAIT_FOR_STRING $STRIDE_LOGS "\[REDEMPTION] completed on $HOST_CHAIN_ID"
   WAIT_FOR_BLOCK $STRIDE_LOGS 2
diff --git a/x/interchainquery/keeper/msg_server.go b/x/interchainquery/keeper/msg_server.go
index e4e1bd688a..36754ea86c 100644
--- a/x/interchainquery/keeper/msg_server.go
+++ b/x/interchainquery/keeper/msg_server.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package keeper
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"net/url"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -88,7 +87,7 @@ func (k Keeper) VerifyKeyProof(ctx sdk.Context, msg *types.MsgSubmitQueryRespons
 	var clientStateProof []*ics23.ProofSpec = tendermintClientState.ProofSpecs
 
 	// Get the merkle path and merkle proof
-	path := commitmenttypes.NewMerklePath([]string{pathParts[1], url.PathEscape(string(query.RequestData))}...)
+	path := commitmenttypes.NewMerklePath([]string{pathParts[1], string(query.RequestData)}...)
 	merkleProof, err := commitmenttypes.ConvertProofs(msg.ProofOps)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errorsmod.Wrapf(types.ErrInvalidICQProof, "Error converting proofs: %s", err.Error())