diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 18bd384..dbac760 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 group = org.xbib
 name = net
-version = 1.3.3
+version = 1.3.4
 
 # test
 jackson.version = 2.8.11
diff --git a/net-url/src/main/java/org/xbib/net/URL.java b/net-url/src/main/java/org/xbib/net/URL.java
index c9007a8..0c089b1 100755
--- a/net-url/src/main/java/org/xbib/net/URL.java
+++ b/net-url/src/main/java/org/xbib/net/URL.java
@@ -325,10 +325,14 @@ public class URL implements Comparable<URL> {
         }
     }
 
-    public Builder newBuilder() {
+    public Builder mutator() {
         return builder;
     }
 
+    public Builder newBuilder() {
+        return new Builder();
+    }
+
     private String toString(boolean withFragment) {
         if (internalStringRepresentation != null) {
             return internalStringRepresentation;
diff --git a/net-url/src/test/java/org/xbib/net/URLBuilderTest.java b/net-url/src/test/java/org/xbib/net/URLBuilderTest.java
index 5de5ed3..bebac25 100644
--- a/net-url/src/test/java/org/xbib/net/URLBuilderTest.java
+++ b/net-url/src/test/java/org/xbib/net/URLBuilderTest.java
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class URLBuilderTest {
 
     @Test
     void testAllParts() {
-        assertUrl(URL.https().resolveFromHost("foo.bar.com").port(3333)
+        assertUrl(URL.https().resolveFromHost("foobar.com").port(3333)
                 .pathSegment("foo")
                 .pathSegment("bar")
                 .matrixParam("mtx1", "val1")
@@ -127,11 +127,11 @@ class URLBuilderTest {
                 .queryParam("q2", "v2")
                 .fragment("zomg it's a fragment")
                 .toUrlString(),
-                "https://foo.bar.com:3333/foo/bar;mtx1=val1;mtx2=val2?q1=v1&q2=v2#zomg%20it's%20a%20fragment");
+                "https://foobar.com:3333/foo/bar;mtx1=val1;mtx2=val2?q1=v1&q2=v2#zomg%20it's%20a%20fragment");
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testSlashInHost() {
+    void testSlashHost() {
         URL.http().resolveFromHost("/").toUrlString();
     }
 
@@ -259,12 +259,21 @@ class URLBuilderTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void testNewBuilder() {
-        URL.Builder builder = URL.from("http://google.com:8008/foobar").newBuilder();
+    void testMutator() {
+        URL.Builder builder = URL.from("http://google.com:8008/foobar").mutator();
         builder.scheme("https");
         assertEquals("https://google.com:8008/foobar", builder.build().toString());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testNewBuilder() {
+        URL url =  URL.from("http://google.com:8008/foobar");
+        URL.Builder builder = url.newBuilder()
+                .scheme(url.getScheme())
+                .schemeSpecificPart(url.getSchemeSpecificPart());
+        assertEquals("http://google.com:8008/foobar", builder.build().toString());
+    }
+
     @Test
     void testUserInfo(){
         String s = URL.http().userInfo("foo:bar").host("foo.com").toUrlString();
diff --git a/net-url/src/test/java/org/xbib/net/URLResolverTest.java b/net-url/src/test/java/org/xbib/net/URLResolverTest.java
index cc9c55d..dfd9a2a 100644
--- a/net-url/src/test/java/org/xbib/net/URLResolverTest.java
+++ b/net-url/src/test/java/org/xbib/net/URLResolverTest.java
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ class URLResolverTest {
     void testResolveURI() throws Exception {
         URI base = URI.create("http://example.org/foo");
         assertEquals("http://example.org/", base.resolve("/").toString());
+        assertEquals("http://example.org/foo", base.toString());
+        URI rel = URI.create("http://foobar/rel");
+        assertEquals("http://foobar/rel", base.resolve(rel).toString());
+        assertEquals("http://example.org/foo", base.toString());
         assertEquals("http://example.org/foobar", base.resolve("/foobar").toString());
         assertEquals("http://example.org/foobar", base.resolve("foobar").toString());
         base = URI.create("http://example.org/foo/");
diff --git a/net-url/src/test/java/org/xbib/net/URLTest.java b/net-url/src/test/java/org/xbib/net/URLTest.java
index 14233a5..9e40585 100644
--- a/net-url/src/test/java/org/xbib/net/URLTest.java
+++ b/net-url/src/test/java/org/xbib/net/URLTest.java
@@ -20,14 +20,12 @@ class URLTest {
        for (JsonTest test : tests) {
            String base = test.base;
            String input = test.input;
-           //System.err.println("testing: " + base + " " + input + " " + test.failure);
            if (test.skip) {
                continue;
            }
            if (test.failure) {
                try {
                    URL url = URL.base(base).resolve(input);
-                   //System.err.println("resolved: " + url.toString());
                    fail();
                } catch (Exception e) {
                    // pass
@@ -36,7 +34,6 @@ class URLTest {
                if (base != null && input != null) {
                    try {
                        URL url = URL.base(base).resolve(input);
-                       //System.err.println("resolved: " + url.toString());
                        if (test.protocol != null) {
                            assertEquals(test.protocol, url.getScheme() + ":");
                        }