diff --git a/src/php/strings/parse_str.js b/src/php/strings/parse_str.js
index 53ff5d04d5..df7dd58b4a 100644
--- a/src/php/strings/parse_str.js
+++ b/src/php/strings/parse_str.js
@@ -57,7 +57,13 @@ module.exports = function parse_str(str, array) {
   let keysLen
 
   const _fixStr = function (str) {
-    return decodeURIComponent(str.replace(/\+/g, '%20'))
+    let strDecoded;
+    try {
+      strDecoded = decodeURIComponent(str.replace(/\+/g, '%20'));
+    } catch (e) {
+      strDecoded = '';
+    }
+    return strDecoded;
   }
 
   const $global = typeof window !== 'undefined' ? window : global