diff --git a/example.py b/example.py
index 53f7a37..351495b 100644
--- a/example.py
+++ b/example.py
@@ -70,4 +70,4 @@ def form(request):
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     # can also add routes like this:
     # app.add_route("/", index)
-    app.start()
+    app.start(blocking=True)
diff --git a/spiderweb/main.py b/spiderweb/main.py
index 94046ed..6039490 100644
--- a/spiderweb/main.py
+++ b/spiderweb/main.py
@@ -350,8 +350,6 @@ class RequestHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
         request.content = content
         self.handle_request(request)
 
-
-
     def get_route(self, path) -> tuple[Callable, dict[str, Any], list[str]]:
         for option in self._routes.keys():
             if match_data := option.match(path):
@@ -444,8 +442,6 @@ class RequestHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
 
     def handle_request(self, request):
 
-        request.url = urlparse.urlparse(request.path)
-
         try:
             handler, additional_args, allowed_methods = self.get_route(request.url.path)
         except NotFound:
diff --git a/spiderweb/request.py b/spiderweb/request.py
index 44aec1d..5215efb 100644
--- a/spiderweb/request.py
+++ b/spiderweb/request.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import json
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 
 class Request:
@@ -9,7 +10,6 @@ class Request:
         method=None,
         headers=None,
         path=None,
-        url=None,
         query_params=None,
         server=None
     ):
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class Request:
         self.method: str = method
         self.headers: dict[str] = headers
         self.path: str = path
-        self.url = url
+        self.url = urlparse(path)
         self.query_params = query_params
         self.server = server
         self.GET = {}