diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6d94375..12cea2f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "connection-string",
-  "version": "3.2.1",
+  "version": "3.2.2",
   "description": "Advanced URL Connection String parser + generator.",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/src/static.ts b/src/static.ts
index 2dbb8b0..35d1f78 100644
--- a/src/static.ts
+++ b/src/static.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export function hasText(txt?: string): boolean {
 }
 
 export function validateUrl(url: string): void {
-    const idx = url.search(/[^A-Za-z0-9-._~:/?[\]@!$&'()*+,;=%]/);
+    const idx = url.search(/[^A-Za-z0-9-._:/?[\]@!$&'()*+,;=%]/);
     if (idx >= 0) {
         const s = JSON.stringify(url[idx]).replace(/^"|"$/g, `'`);
         throw new Error(`Invalid URL character ${s} at position ${idx}`);
diff --git a/test/main.spec.ts b/test/main.spec.ts
index 971bd8d..a51262b 100644
--- a/test/main.spec.ts
+++ b/test/main.spec.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ describe('constructor', () => {
         }).to.throw(error + 123);
     });
     it('must throw on invalid symbols', () => {
-        const invalidSymbols = '`"#^<>{}\\| \r\n\t';
+        const invalidSymbols = '~`"#^<>{}\\| \r\n\t';
         invalidSymbols.split('').forEach(s => {
             const a = JSON.stringify(s).replace(/^"|"$/g, '\'');
             expect(() => {