CDATA worked for me thx ! This is my changement an it works. For those who are driving crazy in finding the solution <bean id="homePageByRole" class="java.util.ArrayList"> <constructor-arg index="0" type="java.util.Collection"> <list> <value>ROLE_ADMINISTRATOR|redirect:/flow.html?_flowId=searchFlow</value><!-- <value>ROLE_USER|redirect:/flow.html?_flowId=searchFlow</value> --> <value>ROLE_USER|redirect:<![CDATA[flow.html?_flowId=viewReportFlow&_flowId=viewReportFlow&ParentFolderUri=%2F&reportUnit=%2F$ </list> </constructor-arg> </bean>