diff --git a/rb/lib/selenium/webdriver/remote/bridge.rb b/rb/lib/selenium/webdriver/remote/bridge.rb
index 1678065010108..2c26285a780e0 100644
--- a/rb/lib/selenium/webdriver/remote/bridge.rb
+++ b/rb/lib/selenium/webdriver/remote/bridge.rb
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ def execute(command, opts = {}, command_hash = nil)
         end
 
         def escaper
-          @escaper ||= defined?(URI::Parser) ? URI::DEFAULT_PARSER : URI
+          @escaper ||= defined?(URI::RFC2396_PARSER) ? URI::RFC2396_PARSER : URI::DEFAULT_PARSER
         end
 
         def commands(command)