diff --git a/examples/simple_example_test/main.cc b/examples/simple_example_test/main.cc
index b26b1fc8..f55c4932 100644
--- a/examples/simple_example_test/main.cc
+++ b/examples/simple_example_test/main.cc
@@ -275,7 +275,8 @@ void doTest(const HttpClientPtr &client, std::promise<int> &pro, bool isHttps =
 
     req = HttpRequest::newHttpRequest();
     req->setMethod(drogon::Get);
-    req->setPath("/api/v1/apitest/3.14/List?P2=1234");
+    req->setPath("/api/v1/apitest/3.14/List");
+    req->setParameter("P2","1234");
     client->sendRequest(req, [=](ReqResult result, const HttpResponsePtr &resp) {
         if (result == ReqResult::Ok)
         {
@@ -375,7 +376,8 @@ void doTest(const HttpClientPtr &client, std::promise<int> &pro, bool isHttps =
     /// Test static function
     req = HttpRequest::newHttpRequest();
     req->setMethod(drogon::Get);
-    req->setPath("/api/v1/handle11/11/22/?p3=33&p4=44");
+    req->setPath("/api/v1/handle11/11/22/?p3=33");
+    req->setParameter("p4","44");
     client->sendRequest(req, [=](ReqResult result, const HttpResponsePtr &resp) {
         if (result == ReqResult::Ok)
         {
diff --git a/lib/src/HttpRequestImpl.cc b/lib/src/HttpRequestImpl.cc
index 3a85f475..fd905dff 100755
--- a/lib/src/HttpRequestImpl.cc
+++ b/lib/src/HttpRequestImpl.cc
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ void HttpRequestImpl::appendToBuffer(MsgBuffer *output) const
 
     if (!_path.empty())
     {
-        output->append(_path);
+        output->append(utils::urlEncode(_path));
     }
     else
     {
@@ -138,9 +138,21 @@ void HttpRequestImpl::appendToBuffer(MsgBuffer *output) const
         }
         content.resize(content.length() - 1);
         content = utils::urlEncode(content);
-        if (_method == Get || _method == Delete)
+        if (_method == Get || _method == Delete || _method == Head)
         {
-            output->append("?");
+            auto ret = std::find(output->peek(), (const char *)output->beginWrite(), '?');
+            if (ret != output->beginWrite())
+            {
+                if (ret != output->beginWrite() - 1)
+                {
+                    output->append("&");
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+
+                output->append("?");
+            }
             output->append(content);
             content.clear();
         }
diff --git a/lib/src/Utilities.cc b/lib/src/Utilities.cc
index 1ea415ab..3a8c3e66 100755
--- a/lib/src/Utilities.cc
+++ b/lib/src/Utilities.cc
@@ -430,6 +430,9 @@ std::string urlEncode(const std::string &src)
         case ')':
         case '&':
         case '=':
+        case '/':
+        case '\\':
+        case '?':
             result.append(1, *iter);
             break;
             // escape