--- /QCodec.java	2023-07-05 02:57:41.990055619 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/net/QCodec.java	2023-07-05 02:57:41.990055619 +0200
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 
     private static final byte UNDERSCORE = 95;
 
-    private boolean encodeBlanks = false;
+private boolean encodeBlanks  = null ;
 
     /**
      * Default constructor.
