diff --git a/lib/google-safe-browsing-lookup.rb b/lib/google-safe-browsing-lookup.rb
index e7fc5a2..2ba689f 100755
--- a/lib/google-safe-browsing-lookup.rb
+++ b/lib/google-safe-browsing-lookup.rb
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def canonical(url='')
 			url = "http://#{url}"
 		end
 
-		uri = URI.new(url)
+		uri = URI.parse(url)
 		
 		return uri.to_s
 	end