diff --git a/packages/sdk-rtl/src/paging.ts b/packages/sdk-rtl/src/paging.ts
index afa91c7bf..b0bbdcad9 100644
--- a/packages/sdk-rtl/src/paging.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk-rtl/src/paging.ts
@@ -371,9 +371,7 @@ export class Paging<TSuccess extends ILength, TError>
   }
 
   parse(raw: IRawResponse): IPager<TSuccess, TError> {
-    // Default the base so relative paths are initialized correctly
-    const req = new URL(raw.url, 'https://localhost')
-    const params = req.searchParams
+    const params = new URLSearchParams(raw.url)
     this.limit = Paging.paramDefault(params.get('limit'), -1)
     this.offset = Paging.paramDefault(
       params.get('offset'),