diff --git a/plugins/lunchmealplugin/lunchmealsettings.cpp b/plugins/lunchmealplugin/lunchmealsettings.cpp
index f210fb6..9e09a0b 100644
--- a/plugins/lunchmealplugin/lunchmealsettings.cpp
+++ b/plugins/lunchmealplugin/lunchmealsettings.cpp
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ LunchMealSettings::LunchMealSettings(ZeiterfassungSettings &settings) :
 
 }
 
-QUrl LunchMealSettings::url() const
+QString LunchMealSettings::url() const
 {
     return m_settings.value(QStringLiteral("LunchMealPlugin/url"),
-                            QUrl(QStringLiteral("https://brunner.ninja/lunch/%0.txt")))
-            .toUrl();
+                            QStringLiteral("https://brunner.ninja/lunch/%0.txt"))
+            .toString();
 }
 
-void LunchMealSettings::setUrl(const QUrl &url)
+void LunchMealSettings::setUrl(const QString &url)
 {
     m_settings.setValue(QStringLiteral("LunchMealPlugin/url"), url);
 }
diff --git a/plugins/lunchmealplugin/lunchmealsettings.h b/plugins/lunchmealplugin/lunchmealsettings.h
index 63d4c83..6d07af7 100644
--- a/plugins/lunchmealplugin/lunchmealsettings.h
+++ b/plugins/lunchmealplugin/lunchmealsettings.h
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ class LunchMealSettings
 public:
     LunchMealSettings(ZeiterfassungSettings &settings);
 
-    QUrl url() const;
-    void setUrl(const QUrl &url);
+    // no QString becuase placeholder %0 encodes wrong in urls!
+    QString url() const;
+    void setUrl(const QString &url);
 
     QString dateFormat() const;
     void setDateFormat(const QString &dateFormat);
diff --git a/plugins/lunchmealplugin/lunchmealsettingswidget.cpp b/plugins/lunchmealplugin/lunchmealsettingswidget.cpp
index 0fff7b3..2b43df6 100644
--- a/plugins/lunchmealplugin/lunchmealsettingswidget.cpp
+++ b/plugins/lunchmealplugin/lunchmealsettingswidget.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ LunchMealSettingsWidget::LunchMealSettingsWidget(ZeiterfassungSettings &settings
     auto layout = new QFormLayout(this);
     layout->setMargin(0);
 
-    m_lineEditUrl = new QLineEdit(m_settings.url().toString(), this);
+    m_lineEditUrl = new QLineEdit(m_settings.url(), this);
     layout->addRow(tr("Lunch meal API:"), m_lineEditUrl);
 
     m_lineEditDateFormat = new QLineEdit(m_settings.dateFormat(), this);
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ bool LunchMealSettingsWidget::isValid(QString &message) const
 
 void LunchMealSettingsWidget::apply()
 {
-    auto url = QUrl::fromUserInput(m_lineEditUrl->text());
-    if(m_settings.url() != url)
-        m_settings.setUrl(url);
+    if(m_settings.url() != m_lineEditUrl->text())
+        m_settings.setUrl(m_lineEditUrl->text());
 
-    m_settings.setDateFormat(m_lineEditDateFormat->text());
+    if(m_settings.dateFormat() != m_lineEditDateFormat->text())
+        m_settings.setDateFormat(m_lineEditDateFormat->text());
 }
diff --git a/plugins/lunchmealplugin/lunchmealwidget.cpp b/plugins/lunchmealplugin/lunchmealwidget.cpp
index 6083b3c..b5dd611 100644
--- a/plugins/lunchmealplugin/lunchmealwidget.cpp
+++ b/plugins/lunchmealplugin/lunchmealwidget.cpp
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ void LunchMealWidget::dateChanged(const QDate &date)
 
     LunchMealSettings settings(m_stripsWidget.mainWindow().settings());
 
-    auto url = settings.url().toString().arg(date.toString(settings.dateFormat()));
-    m_reply = std::unique_ptr<QNetworkReply>(m_stripsWidget.mainWindow().erfassung().manager()->get(QNetworkRequest(QUrl(url))));
+    auto url = QUrl(settings.url().arg(date.toString(settings.dateFormat())));
+    m_reply = std::unique_ptr<QNetworkReply>(m_stripsWidget.mainWindow().erfassung().manager()->get(QNetworkRequest(url)));
     connect(m_reply.get(), &QNetworkReply::finished, this, &LunchMealWidget::finished);
 }