diff --git a/javascript/net/grpc/web/grpcwebclientreadablestream.js b/javascript/net/grpc/web/grpcwebclientreadablestream.js
index 8e627f7..25872b8 100644
--- a/javascript/net/grpc/web/grpcwebclientreadablestream.js
+++ b/javascript/net/grpc/web/grpcwebclientreadablestream.js
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class GrpcWebClientReadableStream {
               }
               self.handleError_({
                 code: Number(grpcStatusCode),
-                message: decodeURIComponent(grpcStatusMessage),
+                message: grpcStatusMessage,
                 metadata: trailers,
               });
             }