diff --git a/apps/scandic-web/app/[lang]/(live)/(public)/verifymagiclink/route.ts b/apps/scandic-web/app/[lang]/(live)/(public)/verifymagiclink/route.ts
index 2795a15ef..f9da57651 100644
--- a/apps/scandic-web/app/[lang]/(live)/(public)/verifymagiclink/route.ts
+++ b/apps/scandic-web/app/[lang]/(live)/(public)/verifymagiclink/route.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,15 @@ export async function GET(
   // Update Seamless login url as Magic link login has a different authenticator in Curity
   redirectTo = redirectTo.replace("updatelogin", "updateloginemail")
 
+  // https://scandichotels.atlassian.net/browse/SW-2506
+  // Encode the returnUrl which is passed as search parameter to the old web.
+  // Use of substring because creating URL object and using searchParams causes partial param retrival
+  const returnUrl = redirectTo.substring(redirectTo.indexOf("returnurl=") + 10)
+  redirectTo = redirectTo.replace(
+    /returnurl.*/gi,
+    "returnurl=" + encodeURIComponent(returnUrl)
+  )
+
   try {
     console.log(`[verifymagiclink] final redirectUrl: ${redirectTo}`)