diff --git a/frappe/core/doctype/prepared_report/prepared_report.js b/frappe/core/doctype/prepared_report/prepared_report.js
index abdf418165..aa55de9bbe 100644
--- a/frappe/core/doctype/prepared_report/prepared_report.js
+++ b/frappe/core/doctype/prepared_report/prepared_report.js
@@ -41,14 +41,8 @@ frappe.ui.form.on("Prepared Report", {
 
 		if (frm.doc.status == "Completed") {
 			frm.page.set_primary_action(__("Show Report"), () => {
-				frappe.route_options = filters;
-				frappe.set_route(
-					"query-report",
-					frm.doc.report_name,
-					frappe.utils.make_query_string({
-						prepared_report_name: frm.doc.name,
-					})
-				);
+				frappe.route_options = { prepared_report_name: frm.doc.name };
+				frappe.set_route("query-report", frm.doc.report_name);
 			});
 		}
 	},
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/reports/query_report.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/reports/query_report.js
index 9ad2e27d6b..704a007bf3 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/reports/query_report.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/reports/query_report.js
@@ -68,21 +68,22 @@ frappe.views.QueryReport = class QueryReport extends frappe.views.BaseList {
 	}
 
 	get_url_with_filters() {
-		const query_params = Object.entries(this.get_filter_values())
-			.map(([field, value], _idx) => {
+		let query_params = new URLSearchParams();
+		if (this.prepared_report_name) {
+			query_params.append("prepared_report_name", this.prepared_report_name);
+		} else {
+			Object.entries(this.get_filter_values()).map(([field, value], _idx) => {
 				// multiselects
 				if (Array.isArray(value)) {
 					if (!value.length) return "";
 					value = JSON.stringify(value);
 				}
-				return `${field}=${encodeURIComponent(value)}`;
-			})
-			.filter(Boolean)
-			.join("&");
-
+				query_params.append(field, value);
+			});
+		}
 		let full_url = window.location.href.replace(window.location.search, "");
-		if (query_params) {
-			full_url += "?" + query_params;
+		if (query_params.toString()) {
+			full_url += "?" + query_params.toString();
 		}
 		return full_url;
 	}
@@ -394,6 +395,7 @@ frappe.views.QueryReport = class QueryReport extends frappe.views.BaseList {
 	}
 
 	refresh_report(route_options) {
+		this.prepared_report_name = null; // this should be set only if prepared report is EXPLICITLY requested
 		this.toggle_message(true);
 		this.toggle_report(false);
 
@@ -596,6 +598,7 @@ frappe.views.QueryReport = class QueryReport extends frappe.views.BaseList {
 			const fields = Object.keys(route_options);
 
 			const filters_to_set = this.filters.filter((f) => fields.includes(f.df.fieldname));
+			this.prepared_report_name = route_options.prepared_report_name;
 
 			const promises = filters_to_set.map((f) => {
 				return () => {
@@ -647,10 +650,8 @@ frappe.views.QueryReport = class QueryReport extends frappe.views.BaseList {
 			this.last_ajax.abort();
 		}
 
-		const query_params = this.get_query_params();
-
-		if (query_params.prepared_report_name) {
-			filters.prepared_report_name = query_params.prepared_report_name;
+		if (this.prepared_report_name) {
+			filters.prepared_report_name = this.prepared_report_name;
 		}
 
 		return new Promise((resolve) => {
@@ -686,7 +687,7 @@ frappe.views.QueryReport = class QueryReport extends frappe.views.BaseList {
 					this.prepared_report_document = data.doc;
 					// If query_string contains prepared_report_name then set filters
 					// to match the mentioned prepared report doc and disable editing
-					if (query_params.prepared_report_name) {
+					if (this.prepared_report_name) {
 						this.prepared_report_action = "Edit";
 						const filters_from_report = JSON.parse(data.doc.filters);
 						Object.values(this.filters).forEach(function (field) {
@@ -1531,12 +1532,8 @@ frappe.views.QueryReport = class QueryReport extends frappe.views.BaseList {
 							: value,
 					])
 				);
-				let query_params = this.get_query_params();
-				if ("prepared_report_name" in query_params) {
-					filters = Object.assign(
-						{ prepared_report_name: query_params["prepared_report_name"] },
-						filters
-					);
+				if (this.prepared_report_name) {
+					filters.prepared_report_name = this.prepared_report_name;
 				}
 
 				const visible_idx = this.datatable?.bodyRenderer.visibleRowIndices || [];