diff --git a/extract_otp_secret_keys.py b/extract_otp_secret_keys.py
index ed7c21d..6d049a8 100644
--- a/extract_otp_secret_keys.py
+++ b/extract_otp_secret_keys.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def sys_main():
 def main(sys_args):
     global verbose, quiet
     args = parse_args(sys_args)
-    verbose = args.verbose
+    verbose = args.verbose if args.verbose else 0
     quiet = args.quiet
 
     otps = extract_otps(args)
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def main(sys_args):
 
 def parse_args(sys_args):
     arg_parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
-    arg_parser.add_argument('--verbose', '-v', help='verbose output', action='store_true')
+    arg_parser.add_argument('--verbose', '-v', help='verbose output', action='count')
     arg_parser.add_argument('--quiet', '-q', help='no stdout output', action='store_true')
     arg_parser.add_argument('--saveqr', '-s', help='save QR code(s) as images to the "qr" subfolder', action='store_true')
     arg_parser.add_argument('--printqr', '-p', help='print QR code(s) as text to the terminal', action='store_true')
@@ -125,15 +125,21 @@ def extract_otps(args):
 
 
 def get_payload_from_line(line, i, args):
+    global verbose
     if not line.startswith('otpauth-migration://'):
         print('\nWARN: line is not a otpauth-migration:// URL\ninput file: {}\nline "{}"\nProbably a wrong file was given'.format(args.infile, line))
     parsed_url = urlparse(line)
-    params = parse_qs(parsed_url.query)
+    if verbose > 1: print('\nDEBUG: parsed_url={}'.format(parsed_url))
+    params = parse_qs(parsed_url.query, strict_parsing=True)
+    if verbose > 1: print('\nDEBUG: querystring params={}'.format(params))
     if 'data' not in params:
         print('\nERROR: no data query parameter in input URL\ninput file: {}\nline "{}"\nProbably a wrong file was given'.format(args.infile, line))
         sys.exit(1)
-    data_encoded = params['data'][0]
-    data = base64.b64decode(data_encoded, validate=True)
+    data_base64 = params['data'][0]
+    if verbose > 1: print('\nDEBUG: data_base64={}'.format(data_base64))
+    data_base64_fixed = data_base64.replace(' ', '+')
+    if verbose > 1: print('\nDEBUG: data_base64_fixed={}'.format(data_base64))
+    data = base64.b64decode(data_base64_fixed, validate=True)
     payload = protobuf_generated_python.google_auth_pb2.MigrationPayload()
     payload.ParseFromString(data)
     if verbose:
diff --git a/test/test_plus_problem_export.txt b/test/test_plus_problem_export.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54aa981
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_plus_problem_export.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+otpauth-migration://offline?data=ClEKFAciUeGF4aS6IDCvMv99ySZ1ekKsEiVTZXJlbml0eUxhYnM6dGVzdDFAc2VyZW5pdHlsYWJzLmNvLnVrGgxTZXJlbml0eUxhYnMgASgBMAIKUQoUkIY8/fbrHZWTb4CBln18lvqt0HcSJVNlcmVuaXR5TGFiczp0ZXN0MkBzZXJlbml0eWxhYnMuY28udWsaDFNlcmVuaXR5TGFicyABKAEwAgpRChScf+1/Ua4d4gCY0W/7fj9VBkM9PBIlU2VyZW5pdHlMYWJzOnRlc3QzQHNlcmVuaXR5bGFicy5jby51axoMU2VyZW5pdHlMYWJzIAEoATACClEKFG6Qu0ryTSFA/l5rmvTIXtNeb5LtEiVTZXJlbml0eUxhYnM6dGVzdDRAc2VyZW5pdHlsYWJzLmNvLnVrGgxTZXJlbml0eUxhYnMgASgBMAIQARgBIAAogtTa1vz/////AQ==
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test_extract_otp_secret_keys_pytest.py b/test_extract_otp_secret_keys_pytest.py
index 2213814..cf9d987 100644
--- a/test_extract_otp_secret_keys_pytest.py
+++ b/test_extract_otp_secret_keys_pytest.py
@@ -88,6 +88,39 @@ Type:   OTP_TOTP
     assert captured.err == ''
 
 
+def test_extract_not_encoded_plus(capsys):
+    # Act
+    extract_otp_secret_keys.main(['test/test_plus_problem_export.txt'])
+
+    # Assert
+    captured = capsys.readouterr()
+
+    expected_stdout = '''Name:   SerenityLabs:test1@serenitylabs.co.uk
+Secret: A4RFDYMF4GSLUIBQV4ZP67OJEZ2XUQVM
+Issuer: SerenityLabs
+Type:   OTP_TOTP
+
+Name:   SerenityLabs:test2@serenitylabs.co.uk
+Secret: SCDDZ7PW5MOZLE3PQCAZM7L4S35K3UDX
+Issuer: SerenityLabs
+Type:   OTP_TOTP
+
+Name:   SerenityLabs:test3@serenitylabs.co.uk
+Secret: TR76272RVYO6EAEY2FX7W7R7KUDEGPJ4
+Issuer: SerenityLabs
+Type:   OTP_TOTP
+
+Name:   SerenityLabs:test4@serenitylabs.co.uk
+Secret: N2ILWSXSJUQUB7S6NONPJSC62NPG7EXN
+Issuer: SerenityLabs
+Type:   OTP_TOTP
+
+'''
+
+    assert captured.out == expected_stdout
+    assert captured.err == ''
+
+
 def test_extract_printqr(capsys):
     # Act
     extract_otp_secret_keys.main(['-p', 'example_export.txt'])
diff --git a/test_extract_otp_secret_keys_unittest.py b/test_extract_otp_secret_keys_unittest.py
index 31f62ad..869888e 100644
--- a/test_extract_otp_secret_keys_unittest.py
+++ b/test_extract_otp_secret_keys_unittest.py
@@ -95,6 +95,35 @@ Secret: 7KSQL2JTUDIS5EF65KLMRQIIGY
 Issuer: raspberrypi
 Type:   OTP_TOTP
 
+'''
+        self.assertEqual(actual_output, expected_output)
+
+    def test_extract_not_encoded_plus(self):
+        out = io.StringIO()
+        with redirect_stdout(out):
+            extract_otp_secret_keys.main(['test/test_plus_problem_export.txt'])
+        actual_output = out.getvalue()
+
+        expected_output = '''Name:   SerenityLabs:test1@serenitylabs.co.uk
+Secret: A4RFDYMF4GSLUIBQV4ZP67OJEZ2XUQVM
+Issuer: SerenityLabs
+Type:   OTP_TOTP
+
+Name:   SerenityLabs:test2@serenitylabs.co.uk
+Secret: SCDDZ7PW5MOZLE3PQCAZM7L4S35K3UDX
+Issuer: SerenityLabs
+Type:   OTP_TOTP
+
+Name:   SerenityLabs:test3@serenitylabs.co.uk
+Secret: TR76272RVYO6EAEY2FX7W7R7KUDEGPJ4
+Issuer: SerenityLabs
+Type:   OTP_TOTP
+
+Name:   SerenityLabs:test4@serenitylabs.co.uk
+Secret: N2ILWSXSJUQUB7S6NONPJSC62NPG7EXN
+Issuer: SerenityLabs
+Type:   OTP_TOTP
+
 '''
         self.assertEqual(actual_output, expected_output)