diff --git a/apps/dynamic_search/managers.py b/apps/dynamic_search/managers.py
index e825bc7350..7e3923da7e 100644
--- a/apps/dynamic_search/managers.py
+++ b/apps/dynamic_search/managers.py
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ from dynamic_search.conf.settings import RECENT_COUNT
 
 class RecentSearchManager(models.Manager):
     def add_query_for_user(self, user, query, hits):
-        parsed_query = urlparse.parse_qs(query)
+        parsed_query = urlparse.parse_qs(urlencode(dict(query.items())))
+        
         for key, value in parsed_query.items():
             parsed_query[key] = ' '.join(value)
 
@@ -25,8 +26,9 @@ class RecentSearchManager(models.Manager):
         if parsed_query and not isinstance(user, AnonymousUser):
             # If the URL query has at least one variable with a value
             new_recent, created = self.model.objects.get_or_create(user=user, query=urlencode(parsed_query), defaults={'hits': hits})
-            new_recent.hits = hits
-            new_recent.save()
-            to_delete = self.model.objects.filter(user=user)[RECENT_COUNT:]
-            for recent_to_delete in to_delete:
+            if not created:
+                new_recent.hits = hits
+                new_recent.save()
+
+            for recent_to_delete in self.model.objects.filter(user=user)[RECENT_COUNT:]:
                 recent_to_delete.delete()