diff --git a/util.ts b/util.ts
index 982b368..ae460ce 100644
--- a/util.ts
+++ b/util.ts
@@ -245,6 +245,6 @@ export function safeDecodeURIComponent(s: string) {
   try {
     return decodeURIComponent(s);
   } catch (e) {
-    return e;
+    return s;
   }
 }