diff --git a/lib/twitter/search_results.rb b/lib/twitter/search_results.rb
index 963f1a1f6..e2257d839 100644
--- a/lib/twitter/search_results.rb
+++ b/lib/twitter/search_results.rb
@@ -55,24 +55,69 @@ def next_results?
 
     # Returns a Hash of query parameters for the next result in the search
     #
-    # Returned Hash can be merged into the previous search options list
-    # to easily access the next page
-    #
-    # @return [Hash]
+    # @note Returned Hash can be merged into the previous search options list to easily access the next page.
+    # @return [Hash] The parameters needed to fetch the next page.
     def next_results
-      Faraday::Utils.parse_nested_query(@attrs[:search_metadata][:next_results][1..-1]).inject({}) { |memo, (k,v)| memo[k.to_sym] = v; memo} if next_results?
+      if next_results?
+        query_string = strip_first_character(@attrs[:search_metadata][:next_results])
+        query_string_to_hash(query_string)
+      end
     end
     alias next_page next_results
 
     # Returns a Hash of query parameters for the refresh URL in the search
     #
-    # Returned Hash can be merged into the previous search options list
-    # to easily access the refresh page
-    #
-    # @return [Hash]
+    # @note Returned Hash can be merged into the previous search options list to easily access the refresh page.
+    # @return [Hash] The parameters needed to refresh the page.
     def refresh_url
-      Faraday::Utils.parse_nested_query(@attrs[:search_metadata][:refresh_url][1..-1]).inject({}) { |memo, (k,v)| memo[k.to_sym] = v; memo}
+      query_string = strip_first_character(@attrs[:search_metadata][:refresh_url])
+      query_string_to_hash(query_string)
     end
     alias refresh_page refresh_url
+
+  private
+
+    # Returns the string with the first character removed
+    #
+    # @param string [String]
+    # @return [String] A copy of string without the first character.
+    # @example Returns the query string with the question mark removed
+    #   strip_first_character("?foo=bar&baz=qux") #=> "foo=bar&baz=qux"
+    def strip_first_character(string)
+      strip_first_character!(string.dup)
+    end
+
+    # Removes the first character from a string
+    #
+    # @param string [String]
+    # @return [String] The string without the first character.
+    # @example Remove the first character from a query string
+    #   strip_first_character!("?foo=bar&baz=qux") #=> "foo=bar&baz=qux"
+    def strip_first_character!(string)
+      string[0] = ""
+      string
+    end
+
+    # Converts query string to a hash
+    #
+    # @param query_string [String] The query string of a URL.
+    # @return [Hash] The query string converted to a hash (with symbol keys).
+    # @example Convert query string to a hash
+    #   query_string_to_hash("foo=bar&baz=qux") #=> {:foo=>"bar", :baz=>"qux"}
+    def query_string_to_hash(query_string)
+      symbolize_keys(Faraday::Utils.parse_nested_query(query_string))
+    end
+
+    # Converts hash's keys to symbols
+    #
+    # @note Does not support nested hashes.
+    # @param hash [Hash]
+    # @return [Hash] The hash with symbols as keys.
+    # @example Convert hash's keys to symbols
+    #   symbolize_keys({"foo"=>"bar", "baz"=>"qux"}) #=> {:foo=>"bar", :baz=>"qux"}
+    def symbolize_keys(hash)
+      Hash[hash.map{|key, value| [key.to_sym, value]}]
+    end
+
   end
 end