diff --git a/lib/internal/debugger/inspect_client.js b/lib/internal/debugger/inspect_client.js
index e467899fb3e746..315617bf08a800 100644
--- a/lib/internal/debugger/inspect_client.js
+++ b/lib/internal/debugger/inspect_client.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const crypto = require('crypto');
 const { ERR_DEBUGGER_ERROR } = require('internal/errors').codes;
 const { EventEmitter } = require('events');
 const http = require('http');
-const URL = require('url');
+const { URL } = require('internal/url');
 
 const debuglog = require('internal/util/debuglog').debuglog('inspect');
 
@@ -297,7 +297,8 @@ class Client extends EventEmitter {
 
   async _discoverWebsocketPath() {
     const { 0: { webSocketDebuggerUrl } } = await this._fetchJSON('/json');
-    return URL.parse(webSocketDebuggerUrl).path;
+    const { pathname, search } = new URL(webSocketDebuggerUrl);
+    return `${pathname}${search}`;
   }
 
   _connectWebsocket(urlPath) {