diff --git a/code/sitemap.py b/code/sitemap.py
index b3f43482ed..06f0c26218 100644
--- a/code/sitemap.py
+++ b/code/sitemap.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
 from datetime import datetime
 import utils
+from urllib.parse import quote
 
 def generate_sitemap(json_file, output_file):
     # Load suburbs data from JSON file
@@ -16,8 +17,9 @@ def generate_sitemap(json_file, output_file):
     for state, suburbs in data.items():
         for suburb in suburbs:
             suburb_name = suburb['name']
+            encoded_suburb = quote(suburb_name.lower().replace(' ', '-'))
             processed_date = suburb['processed_date']
-            url = f"https://nbn.lukeprior.com/?suburb={suburb_name.lower().replace(' ', '-')}&state={state.lower()}"
+            url = f"https://nbn.lukeprior.com/?suburb={encoded_suburb}&state={state.lower()}"
             add_url(urlset, url, processed_date)
 
     # Convert the XML tree to a string