diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 300755d..a9a5bbd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ $ chakin feature load_fasta \
 
 ## History
 
+- 2.3.9
+    - URL decode GFF ids when loading blast/interpro/others
+
 - 2.3.8
     - Fix connection closed error when loading big interproscan files
 
diff --git a/chado/client.py b/chado/client.py
index 51ea42c..a32ddbf 100644
--- a/chado/client.py
+++ b/chado/client.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import re
+from urllib.parse import unquote
 
 from chado.exceptions import RecordNotFoundError
 
@@ -116,15 +117,22 @@ def _match_feature(self, feature_id, re_name, query_type, organism_id, skip_miss
             re_res = re.search(re_name, feature_id)
             if re_res:
                 feature_id = re_res.group(1)
+            else:
+                re_res = re.search(re_name, unquote(feature_id))
+                if re_res:
+                    feature_id = re_res.group(1)
 
         cache_id = (feature_id, organism_id, seqterm)
 
         if cache_id not in self._feature_cache:
-            if skip_missing:
-                warn('Could not find feature with name "%s", skipping it', feature_id)
-                return None
-            else:
-                raise RecordNotFoundError('Could not find feature with name "%s"' % feature_id)
+            # Check after decoding
+            cache_id = (unquote(feature_id), organism_id, seqterm)
+            if cache_id not in self._feature_cache:
+                if skip_missing:
+                    warn('Could not find feature with name "%s", skipping it', feature_id)
+                    return None
+                else:
+                    raise RecordNotFoundError('Could not find feature with name "%s"' % feature_id)
 
         return self._feature_cache[cache_id]['feature_id']
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9aad9f2..bc2c4ed 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="chado",
-    version='2.3.8',
+    version='2.3.9',
     description="Chado library",
     author="Anthony Bretaudeau",
     author_email="anthony.bretaudeau@inrae.fr",