diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4797b727..b8564b2b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## 0.3.11-dev1
+
+### Enhancements
+
+* **fix for URL style character in fsspec url**
+
+
 ## 0.3.11-dev0
 
 ### Enhancements
diff --git a/test/unit/v2/connectors/test_fsspec_paths.py b/test/unit/v2/connectors/test_fsspec_paths.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..abba02ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/v2/connectors/test_fsspec_paths.py
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+from urllib.parse import unquote
+
+import pytest
+
+from unstructured_ingest.v2.processes.connectors.fsspec.fsspec import (
+    FsspecAccessConfig,
+    FsspecConnectionConfig,
+    FsspecIndexer,
+    FsspecIndexerConfig,
+    Secret,
+)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("remote_url", "expected_path"),
+    [
+        ("dropbox://da ta", "da ta"),
+        ("dropbox://da%20ta", "da ta"),
+    ],
+)
+def test_fsspec_indexer_path_decoding(remote_url, expected_path):
+    index_config = FsspecIndexerConfig(remote_url=remote_url)
+    connection_config = FsspecConnectionConfig(access_config=Secret(FsspecAccessConfig()))
+
+    # After initialization, ensure path_without_protocol matches expected result
+    assert (
+        index_config.path_without_protocol == expected_path
+    ), f"Expected {expected_path}, got {index_config.path_without_protocol}"
+
+    indexer = FsspecIndexer(connection_config=connection_config, index_config=index_config)
+
+    # Now index_config should have our expected path
+    full_path = expected_path
+    assert (
+        indexer.index_config.path_without_protocol == full_path
+    ), f"Expected path to be {full_path}, got {indexer.index_config.path_without_protocol}"
+
+    # Mock fsspec filesystem class to verify it's called with the correct path
+    with patch("fsspec.get_filesystem_class") as mock_fs_class:
+        mock_fs_instance = MagicMock()
+        mock_fs_class.return_value = lambda **kwargs: mock_fs_instance
+
+        # Mock fs.ls to return a dummy file
+        mock_fs_instance.ls.return_value = [
+            {"name": full_path + "/file.txt", "type": "file", "size": 123}
+        ]
+
+        files = indexer.get_file_data()
+
+        # Verify that fs.ls was called with the correct decoded path
+        mock_fs_instance.ls.assert_called_once_with(full_path, detail=True)
+
+        # Assert that we got the expected file and it has the correct name
+        assert len(files) == 1
+        assert (
+            files[0]["name"] == full_path + "/file.txt"
+        ), "File name did not match expected output"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "remote_url",
+    [
+        "dropbox://da ta",
+        "dropbox://da%20ta",
+    ],
+)
+def test_fsspec_indexer_precheck(remote_url):
+    # This test ensures that precheck doesn't raise errors and calls head appropriately
+    index_config = FsspecIndexerConfig(remote_url=remote_url)
+    connection_config = FsspecConnectionConfig(access_config=Secret(FsspecAccessConfig()))
+    indexer = FsspecIndexer(connection_config=connection_config, index_config=index_config)
+
+    with patch("fsspec.get_filesystem_class") as mock_fs_class:
+        mock_fs_instance = MagicMock()
+        mock_fs_class.return_value = lambda **kwargs: mock_fs_instance
+
+        mock_fs_instance.ls.return_value = [
+            {
+                "name": "/" + unquote(remote_url.split("://", 1)[1]) + "/file.txt",
+                "type": "file",
+                "size": 123,
+            }
+        ]
+
+        # head should be called on that file
+        mock_fs_instance.head.return_value = {"Content-Length": "123"}
+
+        # If precheck does not raise SourceConnectionError, we consider it passed
+        indexer.precheck()
+
+        # Check that fs.head was called with the correct file path
+        mock_fs_instance.head.assert_called_once()
diff --git a/unstructured_ingest/__version__.py b/unstructured_ingest/__version__.py
index 312f3ed3..99e11453 100644
--- a/unstructured_ingest/__version__.py
+++ b/unstructured_ingest/__version__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.3.11-dev0"  # pragma: no cover
+__version__ = "0.3.11-dev1"  # pragma: no cover
diff --git a/unstructured_ingest/v2/processes/connectors/fsspec/fsspec.py b/unstructured_ingest/v2/processes/connectors/fsspec/fsspec.py
index ffe7364e..2cd95fd4 100644
--- a/unstructured_ingest/v2/processes/connectors/fsspec/fsspec.py
+++ b/unstructured_ingest/v2/processes/connectors/fsspec/fsspec.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Generator, Optional, TypeVar
+from urllib.parse import unquote
 from uuid import NAMESPACE_DNS, uuid5
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, Secret
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ class FileConfig(BaseModel):
 
     def __init__(self, **data):
         protocol, path_without_protocol = data["remote_url"].split("://")
+        path_without_protocol = unquote(path_without_protocol)
         data["protocol"] = protocol
         data["path_without_protocol"] = path_without_protocol
         super().__init__(**data)
@@ -107,8 +109,18 @@ def precheck(self) -> None:
                 **self.connection_config.get_access_config(),
             )
             files = fs.ls(path=self.index_config.path_without_protocol, detail=True)
+            if files is None:
+                logger.error(
+                    f"[{CONNECTOR_TYPE}]fs.ls returned None for path: \
+                    {self.index_config.path_without_protocol}"
+                )
+                raise SourceConnectionError("No files returned. Check if path is correct.")
             valid_files = [x.get("name") for x in files if x.get("type") == "file"]
             if not valid_files:
+                logger.warning(
+                    f"[{CONNECTOR_TYPE}]There was no files found at path: \
+                    {self.index_config.path_without_protocol}"
+                )
                 return
             file_to_sample = valid_files[0]
             logger.debug(f"attempting to make HEAD request for file: {file_to_sample}")