diff --git a/ospurge/resources/swift.py b/ospurge/resources/swift.py
index 95d75b5..9b432a7 100644
--- a/ospurge/resources/swift.py
+++ b/ospurge/resources/swift.py
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 #  WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
 #  License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #  under the License.
+
+from six.moves import urllib_parse
+
 from ospurge.resources import base
 from ospurge.resources.base import BaseServiceResource
 from ospurge.resources import glance
@@ -17,7 +20,9 @@ from ospurge.resources import glance
 class ListObjectsMixin(BaseServiceResource):
     def list_objects(self):
         for container in self.cloud.list_containers():
-            for obj in self.cloud.list_objects(container['name']):
+            for obj in self.cloud.list_objects(
+                    urllib_parse.quote(container['name'])
+            ):
                 obj['container_name'] = container['name']
                 yield obj
 
@@ -34,7 +39,10 @@ class Objects(base.ServiceResource, glance.ListImagesMixin, ListObjectsMixin):
             yield item
 
     def delete(self, resource):
-        self.cloud.delete_object(resource['container_name'], resource['name'])
+        self.cloud.delete_object(
+            urllib_parse.quote(resource['container_name']),
+            urllib_parse.quote(resource['name'])
+        )
 
     @staticmethod
     def to_str(resource):
@@ -52,7 +60,7 @@ class Containers(base.ServiceResource, ListObjectsMixin):
         return self.cloud.list_containers()
 
     def delete(self, resource):
-        self.cloud.delete_container(resource['name'])
+        self.cloud.delete_container(urllib_parse.quote(resource['name']))
 
     @staticmethod
     def to_str(resource):
diff --git a/ospurge/tests/resources/test_swift.py b/ospurge/tests/resources/test_swift.py
index ef7fbb1..e0a735c 100644
--- a/ospurge/tests/resources/test_swift.py
+++ b/ospurge/tests/resources/test_swift.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 #  under the License.
 import unittest
 
+from six.moves import urllib_parse
+
 import shade
 
 from ospurge.resources import swift
@@ -76,10 +78,17 @@ class TestObjects(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertRaises(StopIteration, next, objects)
 
     def test_delete(self):
-        obj = mock.MagicMock()
-        self.assertIsNone(swift.Objects(self.creds_manager).delete(obj))
-        self.cloud.delete_object.assert_called_once_with(
-            obj['container_name'], obj['name'])
+        objects = [
+            {'name': 'toto', 'container_name': 'foo'},
+            {'name': 'tata%20foo', 'container_name': 'baz%20bar'},
+            {'name': 'titi#1', 'container_name': 'bar#2'},
+        ]
+        for obj in objects:
+            self.assertIsNone(swift.Objects(self.creds_manager).delete(obj))
+            self.cloud.delete_object.assert_called_with(
+                urllib_parse.quote(obj['container_name']),
+                urllib_parse.quote(obj['name'])
+            )
 
     def test_to_string(self):
         obj = mock.MagicMock()
@@ -111,9 +120,14 @@ class TestContainers(unittest.TestCase):
         self.cloud.list_containers.assert_called_once_with()
 
     def test_delete(self):
-        cont = mock.MagicMock()
+        cont = {'bytes': 8,
+                'count': 2,
+                'last_modified': '2019-06-05T15:20:59.450120',
+                'name': 'Pouet éêù #'}
         self.assertIsNone(swift.Containers(self.creds_manager).delete(cont))
-        self.cloud.delete_container.assert_called_once_with(cont['name'])
+        self.cloud.delete_container.assert_called_once_with(
+            urllib_parse.quote(cont['name'])
+        )
 
     def test_to_string(self):
         container = mock.MagicMock()