diff --git a/zio-http/src/main/scala/zhttp/http/Scheme.scala b/zio-http/src/main/scala/zhttp/http/Scheme.scala
index 14e348031b..8e6585c851 100644
--- a/zio-http/src/main/scala/zhttp/http/Scheme.scala
+++ b/zio-http/src/main/scala/zhttp/http/Scheme.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package zhttp.http
 
 import io.netty.handler.codec.http.HttpScheme
 sealed trait Scheme { self =>
-  def asString: String = Scheme.asString(self)
+  def encode: String = Scheme.asString(self)
 }
 object Scheme       {
   def asString(self: Scheme): String = self match {
diff --git a/zio-http/src/main/scala/zhttp/http/URL.scala b/zio-http/src/main/scala/zhttp/http/URL.scala
index af54863417..0ec7f0e6ed 100644
--- a/zio-http/src/main/scala/zhttp/http/URL.scala
+++ b/zio-http/src/main/scala/zhttp/http/URL.scala
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ object URL {
     url.kind match {
       case Location.Relative                     => path
       case Location.Absolute(scheme, host, port) =>
-        if (port == 80 || port == 443) s"${scheme.asString}://$host$path"
-        else s"${scheme.asString}://$host:$port$path"
+        if (port == 80 || port == 443) s"${scheme.encode}://$host$path"
+        else s"${scheme.encode}://$host:$port$path"
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/zio-http/src/main/scala/zhttp/service/Client.scala b/zio-http/src/main/scala/zhttp/service/Client.scala
index fb9afde801..853eab2be2 100644
--- a/zio-http/src/main/scala/zhttp/service/Client.scala
+++ b/zio-http/src/main/scala/zhttp/service/Client.scala
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ final case class Client(rtm: HttpRuntime[Any], cf: JChannelFactory[Channel], el:
       }
       val scheme = req.url.kind match {
         case Location.Relative               => ""
-        case Location.Absolute(scheme, _, _) => scheme.asString
+        case Location.Absolute(scheme, _, _) => scheme.encode
       }
       val init   = ClientChannelInitializer(hand, scheme, sslOption)