diff --git a/ext/websocket/lib.rs b/ext/websocket/lib.rs
index d2ec14ec3e..2ce141fc92 100644
--- a/ext/websocket/lib.rs
+++ b/ext/websocket/lib.rs
@@ -184,7 +184,12 @@ where
   let root_cert_store = state.borrow().borrow::<WsRootStore>().0.clone();
   let user_agent = state.borrow().borrow::<WsUserAgent>().0.clone();
   let uri: Uri = url.parse()?;
-  let mut request = Request::builder().method(Method::GET).uri(&uri);
+  let mut request = Request::builder().method(Method::GET).uri(
+    uri
+      .path_and_query()
+      .ok_or(type_error("Missing path in url".to_string()))?
+      .as_str(),
+  );
 
   let authority = uri.authority().unwrap().as_str();
   let host = authority
@@ -195,7 +200,7 @@ where
     .header("User-Agent", user_agent)
     .header("Host", host)
     .header(UPGRADE, "websocket")
-    .header(CONNECTION, "upgrade")
+    .header(CONNECTION, "Upgrade")
     .header(
       "Sec-WebSocket-Key",
       fastwebsockets::handshake::generate_key(),