diff --git a/url-dsl/.jvm/src/main/scala/urldsl/url/JavaNetUrlStringParser.scala b/url-dsl/.jvm/src/main/scala/urldsl/url/JavaNetUrlStringParser.scala
index 11c946f..6038093 100644
--- a/url-dsl/.jvm/src/main/scala/urldsl/url/JavaNetUrlStringParser.scala
+++ b/url-dsl/.jvm/src/main/scala/urldsl/url/JavaNetUrlStringParser.scala
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 package urldsl.url
 
-import java.net.{URL, URLDecoder}
+import java.net.{URI, URLDecoder}
 
 final class JavaNetUrlStringParser(val rawUrl: String) extends UrlStringParser {
 
-  private val urlParser = new URL(rawUrl)
+  private val urlParser = URI.create(rawUrl).toURL()
 
   def queryParametersString: String = Option(urlParser.getQuery).getOrElse("")