diff --git a/example/package.json b/example/package.json
index 46460b9..199043e 100644
--- a/example/package.json
+++ b/example/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "build": "parcel build --public-url /connect index.html"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@nostr-connect/connect": "^0.1.0",
+    "@nostr-connect/connect": "^0.1.1",
     "nostr-tools": "^1.1.1",
     "qrcode.react": "^3.1.0",
     "react": "^18.2.0",
diff --git a/example/yarn.lock b/example/yarn.lock
index 1bdfbf5..80c6d88 100644
--- a/example/yarn.lock
+++ b/example/yarn.lock
@@ -159,10 +159,10 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@noble/secp256k1/-/secp256k1-1.7.0.tgz#d15357f7c227e751d90aa06b05a0e5cf993ba8c1"
   integrity sha512-kbacwGSsH/CTout0ZnZWxnW1B+jH/7r/WAAKLBtrRJ/+CUH7lgmQzl3GTrQua3SGKWNSDsS6lmjnDpIJ5Dxyaw==
 
-"@nostr-connect/connect@^0.1.0":
-  version "0.1.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nostr-connect/connect/-/connect-0.1.0.tgz#0f5537237d63e328922b9b13b97d98da53cc3bd4"
-  integrity sha512-YcQvkvMEdWBFy1tnPJhuS+wNK+W1EOz0vdOeIth6KezdSKS+yTHoR/jV58nQdRLvmiAIAIr+ZY/gYTztFddiUA==
+"@nostr-connect/connect@^0.1.1":
+  version "0.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nostr-connect/connect/-/connect-0.1.1.tgz#e289d6abd617fc537435321612df68a448df459d"
+  integrity sha512-1lhogg58haTObD2KnnZZW4wEjYRrEIOOc8ll0N7s20WDVs4uoL+5bAetVXSzf1XzgyakDWJGTYawqbtbgCo45w==
   dependencies:
     events "^3.3.0"
     nostr-tools "^1.0.1"
diff --git a/src/connect.ts b/src/connect.ts
index 0a0b0f6..10d1eb1 100644
--- a/src/connect.ts
+++ b/src/connect.ts
@@ -17,10 +17,9 @@ export class ConnectURI {
 
   static fromURI(uri: string): ConnectURI {
     const url = new URL(uri);
-    const target = url.searchParams.get('target');
-    if (!target) {
+    const target = url.pathname.substring(2);
+    if (!url.pathname.startsWith('//'))
       throw new Error('Invalid connect URI: missing target');
-    }
     const relay = url.searchParams.get('relay');
     if (!relay) {
       throw new Error('Invalid connect URI: missing relay');
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ export class ConnectURI {
     /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars */
     try {
       const md = JSON.parse(metadata);
-      return new ConnectURI({ target, metadata: md, relay: relay });
+      return new ConnectURI({ target, metadata: md, relay });
     } catch (ignore) {
       throw new Error('Invalid connect URI: metadata is not valid JSON');
     }
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ export class ConnectURI {
   }
 
   toString() {
-    return `nostr://connect?${this.target}?metadata=${JSON.stringify(
+    return `nostrconnect://${this.target}?metadata=${JSON.stringify(
       this.metadata
     )}&relay=${this.relay}`;
   }
diff --git a/test/connect.test.ts b/test/connect.test.ts
index f266066..89e2eba 100644
--- a/test/connect.test.ts
+++ b/test/connect.test.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ class MobileHandler extends NostrSigner {
 }
 
 describe('Nostr Connect', () => {
+  it.only('generates a connectURI', async () => {
+    const url = ConnectURI.fromURI(`nostrconnect://b889ff5b1513b641e2a139f661a661364979c5beee91842f8f0ef42ab558e9d4?metadata={"name":"Example","description":"🔉🔉🔉","url":"https://example.com","icons":["https://example.com/icon.png"]}&relay=wss://nostr.vulpem.com`);
+    console.log(url.target);
+  });
   it('connect', async () => {
     const testHandler = jest.fn();
 
@@ -68,7 +72,7 @@ describe('Nostr Connect', () => {
     expect(testHandler).toBeCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
-  it.only('returns pubkey', async () => {
+  it('returns pubkey', async () => {
     // start listening for connect messages on the mobile app
     const remoteHandler = new MobileHandler({
       secretKey: mobileSK,