diff --git a/collects/tests/web-server/pr/bsl.rkt b/collects/tests/web-server/pr/bsl.rkt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..05eaee87a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/collects/tests/web-server/pr/bsl.rkt
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#lang racket
+(require net/url
+         rackunit
+         tests/eli-tester
+         htdp/bsl/reader
+         web-server/servlet/web)
+(require/expose web-server/servlet/web
+                (embed-ids))
+(require/expose htdp/bsl/reader
+                (wrap-reader))
+
+(define base-url
+  (string->url
+   "http://localhost:8000/servlets/standalone.rkt"))
+(define a-k-url
+  (string->url
+   "http://localhost:8000/servlets/standalone.rkt;((%22k%22%20.%20%22(1%201%2033620206)%22))"))
+(define k-info
+  '(1 1 33620206))
+
+(define (can-encode?)
+  (test
+   (continuation-url? a-k-url) => k-info
+   (embed-ids k-info base-url) => (url->string a-k-url)))
+
+(test
+ (can-encode?)
+ ((wrap-reader can-encode? empty)))
+ 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/collects/web-server/servlet/web.rkt b/collects/web-server/servlet/web.rkt
index 355929d159..da1744e5e1 100644
--- a/collects/web-server/servlet/web.rkt
+++ b/collects/web-server/servlet/web.rkt
@@ -23,11 +23,12 @@
 ;; determine if this url encodes a continuation and extract the instance id and
 ;; continuation id.
 (define (continuation-url? a-url)
-  (cond 
-    [(extract-param a-url "k")
-     => read/string]
-    [else
-     #f]))
+  (parameterize ([read-accept-dot #t])
+    (cond 
+      [(extract-param a-url "k")
+       => read/string]
+      [else
+       #f])))
 
 (provide/contract
  [continuation-url? (url? . -> . (or/c false/c (list/c number? number? number?)))])