diff --git a/models/src/main/scala/pact4s/provider/ProviderInfoBuilder.scala b/models/src/main/scala/pact4s/provider/ProviderInfoBuilder.scala
index b3fdb6ee1..71c8765a6 100644
--- a/models/src/main/scala/pact4s/provider/ProviderInfoBuilder.scala
+++ b/models/src/main/scala/pact4s/provider/ProviderInfoBuilder.scala
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ import pact4s.provider.PactSource.{FileSource, PactBroker, PactBrokerWithSelecto
 import pact4s.provider.StateManagement.StateManagementFunction
 import pact4s.provider.VerificationSettings.AnnotatedMethodVerificationSettings
 
-import java.net.{URI, URL}
+import java.net.URI
+import java.net.URL
 import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter
 import java.time.{Instant, ZoneOffset}
 import java.util.function.Consumer
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ final class ProviderInfoBuilder private (
       p.setVerificationType(PactVerification.ANNOTATED_METHOD)
       p.setPackagesToScan(packagesToScan.asJava)
     }
-    stateManagement.foreach(s => p.setStateChangeUrl(new URL(s.url)))
+    stateManagement.foreach(s => p.setStateChangeUrl(new URI(s.url).toURL))
     p.setRequestFilter {
       // because java
       new Consumer[HttpRequest] {