diff --git a/http-client/src/main/java/io/avaje/http/client/DHttpClientBuilder.java b/http-client/src/main/java/io/avaje/http/client/DHttpClientBuilder.java
index eb8e815aa..f7e8a9ced 100644
--- a/http-client/src/main/java/io/avaje/http/client/DHttpClientBuilder.java
+++ b/http-client/src/main/java/io/avaje/http/client/DHttpClientBuilder.java
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 package io.avaje.http.client;
 
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
-import io.avaje.inject.BeanScope;
-import io.avaje.jsonb.Jsonb;
-
-import javax.net.ssl.SSLContext;
-import javax.net.ssl.SSLParameters;
+import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles;
+import java.lang.invoke.MethodType;
 import java.net.Authenticator;
 import java.net.CookieHandler;
 import java.net.CookieManager;
@@ -21,15 +17,18 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 
-import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
+import javax.net.ssl.SSLContext;
+import javax.net.ssl.SSLParameters;
 
-import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles;
-import java.lang.invoke.MethodType;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+
+import io.avaje.inject.BeanScope;
+import io.avaje.jsonb.Jsonb;
 
 final class DHttpClientBuilder implements HttpClient.Builder, HttpClient.Builder.State {
 
   private java.net.http.HttpClient client;
-  private String baseUrl;
+  private String baseUrl = "";
   private boolean requestLogging = true;
   private Duration connectionTimeout = Duration.ofSeconds(20);
   private Duration requestTimeout = Duration.ofSeconds(20);
@@ -168,8 +167,6 @@ private boolean detectTypeExists(String className) {
   }
 
   private DHttpClientContext buildClient() {
-    requireNonNull(baseUrl, "baseUrl is not specified");
-    requireNonNull(requestTimeout, "requestTimeout is not specified");
     final var httpClient = client != null ? client : defaultClient();
     if (requestLogging) {
       // register the built-in request/response logging
diff --git a/http-client/src/test/java/org/example/dinject/ConfigureWithDITest.java b/http-client/src/test/java/org/example/dinject/ConfigureWithDITest.java
index a92d016ea..dc0028ef5 100644
--- a/http-client/src/test/java/org/example/dinject/ConfigureWithDITest.java
+++ b/http-client/src/test/java/org/example/dinject/ConfigureWithDITest.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ void configureWith() {
 
       HttpClient.Builder builder = HttpClient.builder();
       HttpClient.Builder.State state = builder.state();
-      assertThat(state.baseUrl()).isNull();
+      assertThat(state.baseUrl()).isEmpty();
       assertThat(state.bodyAdapter()).isNull();
       assertThat(state.client()).isNull();
       assertThat(state.requestLogging()).isTrue();
diff --git a/http-generator-client/src/main/java/io/avaje/http/generator/client/ClientMethodWriter.java b/http-generator-client/src/main/java/io/avaje/http/generator/client/ClientMethodWriter.java
index b1be334ed..d17025183 100644
--- a/http-generator-client/src/main/java/io/avaje/http/generator/client/ClientMethodWriter.java
+++ b/http-generator-client/src/main/java/io/avaje/http/generator/client/ClientMethodWriter.java
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ private void writePaths(Set<PathSegments.Segment> segments) {
       } else {
         // If we have accumulated literals, write them out first
         if (combinedLiterals.length() > 0) {
-          writer.append(".path(\"").append(combinedLiterals.toString()).append("\")");
+          writeLiteral(combinedLiterals);
           combinedLiterals.setLength(0); // Clear the buffer
         }
         // Write the non-literal segment
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ private void writePaths(Set<PathSegments.Segment> segments) {
 
     // Write any remaining accumulated literals
     if (combinedLiterals.length() > 0) {
-      writer.append(".path(\"").append(combinedLiterals.toString()).append("\")");
+      writeLiteral(combinedLiterals);
     }
 
     if (!segments.isEmpty()) {
@@ -449,6 +449,15 @@ private void writePaths(Set<PathSegments.Segment> segments) {
     }
   }
 
+  private void writeLiteral(StringBuilder combinedLiterals) {
+    String path =
+        combinedLiterals.toString().replace("http:/", "http://").replace("https:/", "https://");
+    writer
+        .append(path.startsWith("http:") || path.startsWith("https:") ? ".url(\"" : ".path(\"")
+        .append(path)
+        .append("\")");
+  }
+
   private boolean isMap(MethodParam param) {
     return isMap(param.utype().mainType());
   }
diff --git a/http-generator-client/src/test/java/io/avaje/http/generator/client/clients/ApiClient.java b/http-generator-client/src/test/java/io/avaje/http/generator/client/clients/ApiClient.java
index 7c3d57baa..4347de659 100644
--- a/http-generator-client/src/test/java/io/avaje/http/generator/client/clients/ApiClient.java
+++ b/http-generator-client/src/test/java/io/avaje/http/generator/client/clients/ApiClient.java
@@ -15,4 +15,7 @@ public interface ApiClient {
 
   @Get("/consecutive/paths/{accept}/generate")
   String consecutive(String accept);
+
+  @Get("http://localhost:6969/test")
+  String staticUrl();
 }
diff --git a/http-generator-core/src/main/java/io/avaje/http/generator/core/Util.java b/http-generator-core/src/main/java/io/avaje/http/generator/core/Util.java
index 8a1569139..3a6a79b63 100644
--- a/http-generator-core/src/main/java/io/avaje/http/generator/core/Util.java
+++ b/http-generator-core/src/main/java/io/avaje/http/generator/core/Util.java
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ static String combinePath(String beanPath, String webMethodPath) {
       if (!webMethodPath.isEmpty() && !webMethodPath.startsWith("/")) {
         sb.append("/");
       }
+
+      if (webMethodPath.startsWith("https:") || webMethodPath.startsWith("http:")) {
+        return webMethodPath;
+      }
       sb.append(trimTrailingSlash(webMethodPath));
     }
     return sb.toString();