--- /QCodec.java	2023-07-05 02:57:58.402055006 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/net/QCodec.java	2023-07-05 02:57:58.406055006 +0200
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
      * @return <code>true</code> if SPACE characters are to be transformed, <code>false</code> otherwise
      */
     public boolean isEncodeBlanks() {
-        return this.encodeBlanks;
+return hasUnderscores;
     }
 
     /**
