diff --git a/lib/oktakit/client.rb b/lib/oktakit/client.rb
index a9e6266..399f6b1 100644
--- a/lib/oktakit/client.rb
+++ b/lib/oktakit/client.rb
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ def get(url, options = {})
       if status == 200 && should_paginate
         all_objs = [resp]
         while next_page
-          resp, status, next_page = request :get, next_page, **request_options
+          sleep 1.5
+          resp, status, next_page = request :get, next_page, uri_encode_url: false, **request_options
           break unless status == 200 # Return early if page request fails
 
           all_objs << resp
@@ -162,14 +163,15 @@ def head(url, options = {})
 
     private
 
-    def request(method, path, data:, query:, headers:, accept:, content_type:, paginate: false)
+    def request(method, path, data:, query:, headers:, accept:, content_type:, paginate: false, uri_encode_url: true)
       options = {}
       options[:query] = query || {}
       options[:headers] = headers || {}
       options[:headers][:accept] = accept if accept
       options[:headers][:content_type] = content_type if content_type
 
-      uri = URI::DEFAULT_PARSER.escape("/api/v1" + path.to_s)
+      uri = "/api/v1" + path.to_s
+      uri = URI::DEFAULT_PARSER.escape(uri) if uri_encode_url
       @last_response = resp = sawyer_agent.call(method, uri, data, options)
 
       response = [resp.data, resp.status]