diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index fa87c7ea..de2352fe 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.1.0-alpha.51"
+  ".": "0.1.0-alpha.52"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4aee27f4..1f9ff314 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.1.0-alpha.52 (2025-10-15)
+
+Full Changelog: [v0.1.0-alpha.51...v0.1.0-alpha.52](https://github.com/lithic-com/lithic-ruby/compare/v0.1.0-alpha.51...v0.1.0-alpha.52)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* absolutely qualified uris should always override the default ([603aa2e](https://github.com/lithic-com/lithic-ruby/commit/603aa2e88449994118f1f5c19edc1accbcf57cb1))
+
 ## 0.1.0-alpha.51 (2025-10-14)
 
 Full Changelog: [v0.1.0-alpha.50...v0.1.0-alpha.51](https://github.com/lithic-com/lithic-ruby/compare/v0.1.0-alpha.50...v0.1.0-alpha.51)
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 8fa02d31..fce856db 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ GIT
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    lithic (0.1.0.pre.alpha.51)
+    lithic (0.1.0.pre.alpha.52)
       connection_pool
 
 GEM
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 58e03c0b..71e94f32 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ To use this gem, install via Bundler by adding the following to your application
 <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 
 ```ruby
-gem "lithic", "~> 0.1.0.pre.alpha.51"
+gem "lithic", "~> 0.1.0.pre.alpha.52"
 ```
 
 <!-- x-release-please-end -->
diff --git a/lib/lithic/internal/util.rb b/lib/lithic/internal/util.rb
index d93a1d58..50b9f0a9 100644
--- a/lib/lithic/internal/util.rb
+++ b/lib/lithic/internal/util.rb
@@ -346,8 +346,9 @@ def join_parsed_uri(lhs, rhs)
           base_path, base_query = lhs.fetch_values(:path, :query)
           slashed = base_path.end_with?("/") ? base_path : "#{base_path}/"
 
-          parsed_path, parsed_query = parse_uri(rhs.fetch(:path)).fetch_values(:path, :query)
-          override = URI::Generic.build(**rhs.slice(:scheme, :host, :port), path: parsed_path)
+          merged = {**parse_uri(rhs.fetch(:path)), **rhs.except(:path, :query)}
+          parsed_path, parsed_query = merged.fetch_values(:path, :query)
+          override = URI::Generic.build(**merged.slice(:scheme, :host, :port), path: parsed_path)
 
           joined = URI.join(URI::Generic.build(lhs.except(:path, :query)), slashed, override)
           query = deep_merge(
diff --git a/lib/lithic/version.rb b/lib/lithic/version.rb
index e46f3895..3a487b44 100644
--- a/lib/lithic/version.rb
+++ b/lib/lithic/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module Lithic
-  VERSION = "0.1.0.pre.alpha.51"
+  VERSION = "0.1.0.pre.alpha.52"
 end
diff --git a/test/lithic/internal/util_test.rb b/test/lithic/internal/util_test.rb
index 4d449f7e..eaa6f729 100644
--- a/test/lithic/internal/util_test.rb
+++ b/test/lithic/internal/util_test.rb
@@ -124,6 +124,14 @@ def test_joining
           path: "/c",
           query: {"d" => ["e"]}
         }
+      ],
+      [
+        "h://a.b/c?d=e",
+        "h://nope",
+        {
+          path: "h://a.b/c",
+          query: {"d" => ["e"]}
+        }
       ]
     ]