diff --git a/frontend/app/screens/Sponsors/styles.css b/frontend/app/screens/Sponsors/styles.css
index af5f7c6..f027293 100644
--- a/frontend/app/screens/Sponsors/styles.css
+++ b/frontend/app/screens/Sponsors/styles.css
@@ -54,17 +54,25 @@
     justify-content: space-between;
     margin-bottom: 20px;
     div {
-      align-items: center;
-      background-color: $lighterGrey;
-      display: flex;
-      justify-content: center;
       margin-bottom: 20px;
-      img {
-        display: block;
-      }
-      &:hover {
-        background-color: $almostWhite;
+
+      a {
+        align-items: center;
+        background-color: $lighterGrey;
+        display: flex;
+        height: 100%;
+        justify-content: center;
+        padding: 10px;
+
+        &:hover {
+          background-color: $almostWhite;
+        }
+
+        img {
+          display: block;
+        }
       }
+
       @media $xs_small {
         width: calc(50% - 10px);
       }
diff --git a/frontend/app/shared/state/configureApolloClient.js b/frontend/app/shared/state/configureApolloClient.js
index 4093f94..b8d578d 100644
--- a/frontend/app/shared/state/configureApolloClient.js
+++ b/frontend/app/shared/state/configureApolloClient.js
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@ const addGetRequests = networkInterface => {
       .reduce(
         (carry, current) => [
           ...carry,
-          [`${current}=${JSON.stringify(printedRequest[current])}`],
+          [
+            `${current}=${encodeURIComponent(
+              JSON.stringify(printedRequest[current]),
+            )}`,
+          ],
         ],
         [],
       )
@@ -62,7 +66,7 @@ const addGetRequests = networkInterface => {
       .reduce(
         (carry, current, index) => [
           ...carry,
-          [`${index}=${JSON.stringify(current)}`],
+          [`${index}=${encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(current))}`],
         ],
         [],
       )