diff --git a/vividus-util/src/main/java/org/vividus/util/UriUtils.java b/vividus-util/src/main/java/org/vividus/util/UriUtils.java
index 2c05aba7c7..6e0ca288ed 100644
--- a/vividus-util/src/main/java/org/vividus/util/UriUtils.java
+++ b/vividus-util/src/main/java/org/vividus/util/UriUtils.java
@@ -317,15 +317,18 @@ public static URI buildNewUrl(URI url, String relativeUrl)
                 return new URI(url.getScheme(), url.getSchemeSpecificPart(), decodedFragment);
             }
 
-            URI parsedRelativeUrl = new URI(removeFragment(decodeUrl(normalizedRelativeUrl), decodedFragment));
-            String path = StringUtils.repeat(SLASH, indexOfFirstNonSlashChar - 1) + parsedRelativeUrl.getRawPath();
+            String parsedRelativeUrl = removeFragment(decodeUrl(normalizedRelativeUrl), decodedFragment);
+            String[] parts = StringUtils.split(parsedRelativeUrl, "?", 2);
+            String rawPath = parts.length > 0 ? parts[0] : "";
+            String query = parts.length > 1 ? parts[1] : null;
+            String path = StringUtils.repeat(SLASH, indexOfFirstNonSlashChar - 1) + rawPath;
             if (!path.isEmpty() && path.charAt(0) != '/')
             {
                 throw new IllegalArgumentException(String
                         .format("Relative path '%s' for '%s' should start with forward slash ('/')", path, url));
             }
-            String uriAsString = createUriAsString(url.getScheme(), url.getRawAuthority(), path,
-                    parsedRelativeUrl.getQuery(), decodedFragment);
+            String uriAsString = createUriAsString(url.getScheme(), url.getRawAuthority(), path, query,
+                    decodedFragment);
 
             return buildUrl(uriAsString, decodedFragment);
         }
diff --git a/vividus-util/src/test/java/org/vividus/util/UriUtilsTests.java b/vividus-util/src/test/java/org/vividus/util/UriUtilsTests.java
index 3d1032f2b0..40f5f2d776 100644
--- a/vividus-util/src/test/java/org/vividus/util/UriUtilsTests.java
+++ b/vividus-util/src/test/java/org/vividus/util/UriUtilsTests.java
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ void testCreateUriWithException()
         "https://test:pas%40dsad@host.com, '',                                                      https://test:pas%40dsad@host.com",
         "http://localhost:4200,            /m/cool#%E7%94%A2%E5%93%81%E6%A6%82%E8%A6%BD%20overview, http://localhost:4200/m/cool#%E7%94%A2%E5%93%81%E6%A6%82%E8%A6%BD%20overview",
         "http://localhost:4200,            /m/cool#產品概覽 overview,                                http://localhost:4200/m/cool#%E7%94%A2%E5%93%81%E6%A6%82%E8%A6%BD%20overview",
+        "https://somehost.il/,             /%D7%92'%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%A1-%D7%98%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%A9%D7%9C-%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%A7%20%D7%AA%D7%A8%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%A1-%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%9B%D7%9A-%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%A2%D7%A8-%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%93%D7%99%D7%9D, https://somehost.il/%D7%92'%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%A1-%D7%98%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%A9%D7%9C-%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%A7%20%D7%AA%D7%A8%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%A1-%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%9B%D7%9A-%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%A2%D7%A8-%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%93%D7%99%D7%9D"
         // CHECKSTYLE:ON
     })
     void testBuildNewUri(String baseUrl, String relativeUrl, String expectedUrl)