diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 6133da9..537d555 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 Changes
 =======
 
+0.17.1 (2018-09-26)
+-------------------
+
+Bug fixes:
+
+- Fix for the encoding of Tilequery coordinates (#259).
+
 0.17.0 (TBD)
 ------------
 
diff --git a/mapbox/__init__.py b/mapbox/__init__.py
index ddd59cd..7e974c4 100644
--- a/mapbox/__init__.py
+++ b/mapbox/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # mapbox
-__version__ = "0.17.0"
+__version__ = "0.17.1"
 
 from .services.datasets import Datasets
 from .services.directions import Directions
diff --git a/mapbox/services/tilequery.py b/mapbox/services/tilequery.py
index b0380de..8d3a6c9 100644
--- a/mapbox/services/tilequery.py
+++ b/mapbox/services/tilequery.py
@@ -163,12 +163,12 @@ def tilequery(
         # Create dict to assist in building URI resource path.
 
         path_values = dict(
-            map_id=map_id, api_name=self.api_name, coordinates="{},{}".format(lon, lat)
+            api_name=self.api_name, lon=lon, lat=lat
         )
 
         # Build URI resource path.
 
-        path_part = "/{map_id}/{api_name}/{coordinates}.json"
+        path_part = "/" + map_id + "/{api_name}/{lon},{lat}.json"
         uri = URITemplate(self.base_uri + path_part).expand(**path_values)
 
         # Build URI query_parameters.
diff --git a/tests/test_tilequery.py b/tests/test_tilequery.py
index e6074e0..9c53da8 100644
--- a/tests/test_tilequery.py
+++ b/tests/test_tilequery.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ def test_tilequery_one_mapid():
         + "/v4"
         + "/mapbox.mapbox-streets-v10"
         + "/tilequery"
-        + "/0.0%2C1.1.json"
+        + "/0.0,1.1.json"
         + "?access_token=pk.test",
         match_querystring=True,
         body='{"key": "value"}',
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@ def test_tilequery_two_mapids():
         method=GET,
         url="https://api.mapbox.com"
         + "/v4"
-        + "/mapbox.mapbox-streets-v9%2Cmapbox.mapbox-streets-v10"
+        + "/mapbox.mapbox-streets-v9,mapbox.mapbox-streets-v10"
         + "/tilequery"
-        + "/0.0%2C1.1.json"
+        + "/0.0,1.1.json"
         + "?access_token=pk.test",
         match_querystring=True,
         body='{"key": "value"}',
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ def test_tilequery_with_radius():
         + "/v4"
         + "/mapbox.mapbox-streets-v10"
         + "/tilequery"
-        + "/0.0%2C1.1.json"
+        + "/0.0,1.1.json"
         + "?access_token=pk.test"
         + "&radius=25",
         match_querystring=True,
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ def test_tilequery_with_limit():
         + "/v4"
         + "/mapbox.mapbox-streets-v10"
         + "/tilequery"
-        + "/0.0%2C1.1.json"
+        + "/0.0,1.1.json"
         + "?access_token=pk.test"
         + "&limit=25",
         match_querystring=True,
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ def test_tilequery_with_dedupe():
         + "/v4"
         + "/mapbox.mapbox-streets-v10"
         + "/tilequery"
-        + "/0.0%2C1.1.json"
+        + "/0.0,1.1.json"
         + "?access_token=pk.test"
         + "&dedupe=true",
         match_querystring=True,
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ def test_tilequery_with_geometry():
         + "/v4"
         + "/mapbox.mapbox-streets-v10"
         + "/tilequery"
-        + "/0.0%2C1.1.json"
+        + "/0.0,1.1.json"
         + "?access_token=pk.test"
         + "&geometry=linestring",
         match_querystring=True,
@@ -243,9 +243,9 @@ def test_tilequery_with_layers():
         + "/v4"
         + "/mapbox.mapbox-streets-v10"
         + "/tilequery"
-        + "/0.0%2C1.1.json"
+        + "/0.0,1.1.json"
         + "?access_token=pk.test"
-        + "&layers=layer0%2Clayer1%2Clayer2",
+        + "&layers=layer0,layer1%2Clayer2",
         match_querystring=True,
         body='{"key": "value"}',
         status=200,
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ def test_tilequery_with_radius_and_limit():
         + "/v4"
         + "/mapbox.mapbox-streets-v10"
         + "/tilequery"
-        + "/0.0%2C1.1.json"
+        + "/0.0,1.1.json"
         + "?access_token=pk.test"
         + "&radius=25"
         + "&limit=25",
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ def test_tilequery_with_radius_and_dedupe():
         + "/v4"
         + "/mapbox.mapbox-streets-v10"
         + "/tilequery"
-        + "/0.0%2C1.1.json"
+        + "/0.0,1.1.json"
         + "?access_token=pk.test"
         + "&radius=25"
         + "&dedupe=true",
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ def test_tilequery_with_radius_and_geometry():
         + "/v4"
         + "/mapbox.mapbox-streets-v10"
         + "/tilequery"
-        + "/0.0%2C1.1.json"
+        + "/0.0,1.1.json"
         + "?access_token=pk.test"
         + "&radius=25"
         + "&geometry=linestring",
@@ -349,10 +349,10 @@ def test_tilequery_with_radius_and_layers():
         + "/v4"
         + "/mapbox.mapbox-streets-v10"
         + "/tilequery"
-        + "/0.0%2C1.1.json"
+        + "/0.0,1.1.json"
         + "?access_token=pk.test"
         + "&radius=25"
-        + "&layers=layer0%2Clayer1%2Clayer2",
+        + "&layers=layer0,layer1%2Clayer2",
         match_querystring=True,
         body='{"key": "value"}',
         status=200,
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ def test_tilequery_with_radius_limit_and_dedupe():
         + "/v4"
         + "/mapbox.mapbox-streets-v10"
         + "/tilequery"
-        + "/0.0%2C1.1.json"
+        + "/0.0,1.1.json"
         + "?access_token=pk.test"
         + "&radius=25"
         + "&limit=25"
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ def test_tilequery_with_radius_limit_and_geometry():
         + "/v4"
         + "/mapbox.mapbox-streets-v10"
         + "/tilequery"
-        + "/0.0%2C1.1.json"
+        + "/0.0,1.1.json"
         + "?access_token=pk.test"
         + "&radius=25"
         + "&limit=25"
@@ -438,11 +438,11 @@ def test_tilequery_with_radius_limit_and_layers():
         + "/v4"
         + "/mapbox.mapbox-streets-v10"
         + "/tilequery"
-        + "/0.0%2C1.1.json"
+        + "/0.0,1.1.json"
         + "?access_token=pk.test"
         + "&radius=25"
         + "&limit=25"
-        + "&layers=layer0%2Clayer1%2Clayer2",
+        + "&layers=layer0,layer1%2Clayer2",
         match_querystring=True,
         body='{"key": "value"}',
         status=200,
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ def test_tilequery_with_radius_limit_dedupe_and_geometry():
         + "/v4"
         + "/mapbox.mapbox-streets-v10"
         + "/tilequery"
-        + "/0.0%2C1.1.json"
+        + "/0.0,1.1.json"
         + "?access_token=pk.test"
         + "&radius=25"
         + "&limit=25"
@@ -504,12 +504,12 @@ def test_tilequery_with_radius_limit_dedupe_and_layers():
         + "/v4"
         + "/mapbox.mapbox-streets-v10"
         + "/tilequery"
-        + "/0.0%2C1.1.json"
+        + "/0.0,1.1.json"
         + "?access_token=pk.test"
         + "&radius=25"
         + "&limit=25"
         + "&dedupe=true"
-        + "&layers=layer0%2Clayer1%2Clayer2",
+        + "&layers=layer0,layer1%2Clayer2",
         match_querystring=True,
         body='{"key": "value"}',
         status=200,
@@ -538,13 +538,13 @@ def test_tilequery_with_radius_limit_dedupe_geometry_and_layers():
         + "/v4"
         + "/mapbox.mapbox-streets-v10"
         + "/tilequery"
-        + "/0.0%2C1.1.json"
+        + "/0.0,1.1.json"
         + "?access_token=pk.test"
         + "&radius=25"
         + "&limit=25"
         + "&dedupe=true"
         + "&geometry=linestring"
-        + "&layers=layer0%2Clayer1%2Clayer2",
+        + "&layers=layer0,layer1%2Clayer2",
         match_querystring=True,
         body='{"key": "value"}',
         status=200,
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ def test_tilequery_geojson_method():
         + "/v4"
         + "/mapbox.mapbox-streets-v10"
         + "/tilequery"
-        + "/0.0%2C1.1.json"
+        + "/0.0,1.1.json"
         + "?access_token=pk.test",
         match_querystring=True,
         body='{"key": "value"}',