diff --git a/ipa-core/src/helpers/transport/query/mod.rs b/ipa-core/src/helpers/transport/query/mod.rs
index 67553941e..cd3e389d1 100644
--- a/ipa-core/src/helpers/transport/query/mod.rs
+++ b/ipa-core/src/helpers/transport/query/mod.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 pub use hybrid::HybridQueryParams;
-use hyper::Uri;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize};
 
 use crate::{
@@ -188,7 +187,7 @@ impl RouteParams<RouteId, QueryId, NoStep> for &PrepareQuery {
 pub enum QueryInput {
     FromUrl {
         query_id: QueryId,
-        url: Uri,
+        url: String,
     },
     Inline {
         query_id: QueryId,
@@ -197,12 +196,14 @@ pub enum QueryInput {
 }
 
 impl QueryInput {
+    #[must_use]
     pub fn query_id(&self) -> QueryId {
         match self {
             Self::FromUrl { query_id, .. } | Self::Inline { query_id, .. } => *query_id,
         }
     }
 
+    #[must_use]
     pub fn input_stream(self) -> Option<BodyStream> {
         match self {
             Self::Inline { input_stream, .. } => Some(input_stream),
@@ -210,7 +211,8 @@ impl QueryInput {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn url(&self) -> Option<&Uri> {
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn url(&self) -> Option<&str> {
         match self {
             Self::FromUrl { url, .. } => Some(url),
             Self::Inline { .. } => None,
diff --git a/ipa-core/src/net/http_serde.rs b/ipa-core/src/net/http_serde.rs
index 47ed0708e..8cc2be8ed 100644
--- a/ipa-core/src/net/http_serde.rs
+++ b/ipa-core/src/net/http_serde.rs
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ pub mod query {
                         self.query_input.query_id().as_ref(),
                     ))
                     .build()?;
-                let query_input_url = self.query_input.url().cloned();
+                let query_input_url = self.query_input.url().map(ToOwned::to_owned);
                 let body = self
                     .query_input
                     .input_stream()
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ pub mod query {
                 if let Some(url) = query_input_url {
                     request.headers_mut().unwrap().insert(
                         &HTTP_QUERY_INPUT_URL_HEADER,
-                        HeaderValue::try_from(url.to_string()).unwrap(),
+                        HeaderValue::try_from(url).unwrap(),
                     );
                 }
                 Ok(request.body(body)?)
diff --git a/ipa-core/src/net/server/handlers/query/input.rs b/ipa-core/src/net/server/handlers/query/input.rs
index 7c881049f..1de6ea570 100644
--- a/ipa-core/src/net/server/handlers/query/input.rs
+++ b/ipa-core/src/net/server/handlers/query/input.rs
@@ -127,9 +127,7 @@ mod tests {
             "http://localhost:{}{}/{QUERY_ID}/input",
             addr.to_ip().unwrap().port(),
             http_serde::query::BASE_AXUM_PATH,
-        )
-        .parse()
-        .unwrap();
+        );
         let req = http_serde::query::input::Request::new(QueryInput::FromUrl {
             query_id: QUERY_ID,
             url,