diff --git a/caldav/davclient.py b/caldav/davclient.py
index 4da3e6b1..445b3590 100644
--- a/caldav/davclient.py
+++ b/caldav/davclient.py
@@ -220,6 +220,10 @@ def _parse_response(self, response) -> Tuple[str, List[_Element], Optional[Any]]
                 self.validate_status(status)
             elif elem.tag == dav.Href.tag:
                 assert not href
+                # Fix for https://github.com/python-caldav/caldav/issues/471
+                # Confluence server quotes the user email twice. We unquote it manually.
+                if "%2540" in elem.text:
+                    elem.text = elem.text.replace("%2540", "%40")
                 href = unquote(elem.text)
             elif elem.tag == dav.PropStat.tag:
                 propstats.append(elem)
diff --git a/caldav/objects.py b/caldav/objects.py
index e88725fd..ff4026ec 100755
--- a/caldav/objects.py
+++ b/caldav/objects.py
@@ -312,7 +312,6 @@ def get_properties(
             exchange_path = path[:-1]
         else:
             exchange_path = path + "/"
-        properties = {unquote(k): v for k, v in properties.items()}
 
         if path in properties:
             rc = properties[path]