diff --git a/lib/json_skooma/sources.rb b/lib/json_skooma/sources.rb
index 6cd92f2..eed633f 100644
--- a/lib/json_skooma/sources.rb
+++ b/lib/json_skooma/sources.rb
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class Remote < Base
       def read(relative_path)
         path = suffix ? relative_path + suffix : relative_path
         url = URI.join(base, path)
-        URI.parse(url).open.read
+        url.open.read
       rescue OpenURI::HTTPError, SocketError
         raise Error, "Could not fetch #{url}"
       end