diff --git a/lib/modules/storage/reference.js b/lib/modules/storage/reference.js
index b58a3007..c1d75fba 100644
--- a/lib/modules/storage/reference.js
+++ b/lib/modules/storage/reference.js
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ export default class StorageReference extends ReferenceBase {
    * @return {Promise}
    */
   putFile(filePath: Object, metadata: Object = {}): Promise<Object> {
-    const _filePath = filePath.replace('file://', '');
+    let _filePath = filePath.replace('file://', '');
+    if (_filePath.includes('%')) _filePath = decodeURI(_filePath);
     return new StorageTask(
       UPLOAD_TASK,
       getNativeModule(this._storage).putFile(this.path, _filePath, metadata),