diff --git a/esp/services/ws_store/espstorelib/daliKVStore.cpp b/esp/services/ws_store/espstorelib/daliKVStore.cpp
index 756c05bb27a..9e7774b578c 100644
--- a/esp/services/ws_store/espstorelib/daliKVStore.cpp
+++ b/esp/services/ws_store/espstorelib/daliKVStore.cpp
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ bool CDALIKVStore::fetchKeyProperty(StringBuffer & propval , const char * storen
 
     ensureAttachedToDali(); //throws if in offline mode
 
-    VStringBuffer xpath("%s/Store[%s='%s'][1]/", DALI_KVSTORE_PATH, DALI_KVSTORE_NAME_ATT, storename);
+    VStringBuffer xpath("%s/Store[%s='%s'][1]/", DALI_KVSTORE_PATH, DALI_KVSTORE_NAME_ATT, encodedStoreName.str());
 
     if (global)
         xpath.append(DALI_KVSTORE_GLOBAL);