diff --git a/nifi/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-web/nifi-web-ui/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/web/servlet/DownloadSvg.java b/nifi/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-web/nifi-web-ui/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/web/servlet/DownloadSvg.java
index ab76d4e842..d9129983ba 100644
--- a/nifi/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-web/nifi-web-ui/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/web/servlet/DownloadSvg.java
+++ b/nifi/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-web/nifi-web-ui/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/web/servlet/DownloadSvg.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package org.apache.nifi.web.servlet;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
-import java.net.URLDecoder;
 import javax.servlet.ServletException;
 import javax.servlet.annotation.WebServlet;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet;
@@ -44,10 +43,10 @@ public class DownloadSvg extends HttpServlet {
      */
     @Override
     protected void doPost(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws ServletException, IOException {
-        final String rawSvg = request.getParameter("svg");
+        final String svg = request.getParameter("svg");
 
         // ensure the image markup has been included
-        if (rawSvg == null) {
+        if (svg == null) {
             // set the response status
             response.setContentType("text/plain");
             response.setStatus(HttpServletResponse.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
@@ -59,9 +58,6 @@ public class DownloadSvg extends HttpServlet {
         }
 
         try {
-            // get the svg and decode it, +'s need to be converted
-            final String svg = URLDecoder.decode(rawSvg.replace("+", "%2B"), "UTF-8");
-
             if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
                 logger.debug(svg);
             }
diff --git a/nifi/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-web/nifi-web-ui/src/main/webapp/js/nf/nf-common.js b/nifi/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-web/nifi-web-ui/src/main/webapp/js/nf/nf-common.js
index 171b96f3da..b49a97bd65 100644
--- a/nifi/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-web/nifi-web-ui/src/main/webapp/js/nf/nf-common.js
+++ b/nifi/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-web/nifi-web-ui/src/main/webapp/js/nf/nf-common.js
@@ -406,21 +406,19 @@ nf.Common = {
     }()),
     
     /**
-     * Creates a form inline in order to submit the specified params to the specified URL
-     * using the specified method.
+     * Creates a form inline in order to post the specified params to the specified URL.
      * 
-     * @param {string} method       The method to use
      * @param {string} url          The URL
      * @param {object} params       An object with the params to include in the submission
      */
-    submit: function (method, url, params) {
+    post: function (url, params) {
         // temporarily override beforeunload
         var previousBeforeUnload = window.onbeforeunload;
         window.onbeforeunload = null;
 
         // create a form for submission
         var form = $('<form></form>').attr({
-            'method': method,
+            'method': 'POST',
             'action': url,
             'style': 'display: none;'
         });
diff --git a/nifi/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-web/nifi-web-ui/src/main/webapp/js/nf/provenance/nf-provenance-lineage.js b/nifi/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-web/nifi-web-ui/src/main/webapp/js/nf/provenance/nf-provenance-lineage.js
index 03b08f0078..583fe7e41d 100644
--- a/nifi/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-web/nifi-web-ui/src/main/webapp/js/nf/provenance/nf-provenance-lineage.js
+++ b/nifi/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-web/nifi-web-ui/src/main/webapp/js/nf/provenance/nf-provenance-lineage.js
@@ -1287,9 +1287,9 @@ nf.ProvenanceLineage = (function () {
                 svg = '<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd">\n' + svg;
 
                 // send to server to initiate download... client side only support is too browser specific at this point
-                nf.Common.submit('POST', './download-svg', {
+                nf.Common.post('./download-svg', {
                     'filename': 'provenance',
-                    'svg': encodeURIComponent(svg)
+                    'svg': svg
                 });
             });