diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 06394047..82fb563f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # changelog
 
+ * tbd
+   * [normalize package.json url](https://github.com/iambumblehead/esmock/pull/225) and [reduce loc for loader verification](https://github.com/iambumblehead/esmock/pull/226)
  * 2.3.6 _Aug.07.2023_
    * [resolve global mocking issues](https://github.com/iambumblehead/esmock/pull/224) when using mixed esm cjs import trees
  * 2.3.4 _Jul.30.2023_
diff --git a/src/esmockLoader.js b/src/esmockLoader.js
index d506fc9b..63924295 100644
--- a/src/esmockLoader.js
+++ b/src/esmockLoader.js
@@ -118,10 +118,9 @@ const resolve = async (specifier, context, nextResolve) => {
   return resolved
 }
 
-const loaderVerificationQuery = 'esmock-loader=true'
-const loaderVerificationURLCreate = url => `${url}?${loaderVerificationQuery}`
-const loaderIsVerified = async url =>
-  (await import(loaderVerificationURLCreate(url))).default === true
+const loaderVerificationQuery = '?esmock-loader=true'
+const loaderIsVerified = async url => import(
+  url + loaderVerificationQuery).then(m => m.default === true)
 const load = async (url, context, nextLoad) => {
   if (url.endsWith(loaderVerificationQuery)) {
     return {