diff --git a/Sources/DiscordKit/GatewayClient.swift b/Sources/DiscordKit/GatewayClient.swift
index 5588869..f1c378d 100644
--- a/Sources/DiscordKit/GatewayClient.swift
+++ b/Sources/DiscordKit/GatewayClient.swift
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ actor GatewayClient {
     var sequenceNum: Int? = nil
 
     init(gatewayURL: URL, token: String) {
-        ws = URLSession.shared.webSocketTask(with: gatewayURL.appending(component: "?v=10&encoding=json"))
+        print(gatewayURL.absoluteURL)
+        print(gatewayURL.appending(queryItems: [.init(name: "v", value: "10"), .init(name: "encoding", value: "json")]))
+        let queryItems = [URLQueryItem(name: "v", value: "10"), URLQueryItem(name: "encoding", value: "json")]
+        ws = URLSession.shared.webSocketTask(with: gatewayURL.appending(queryItems: queryItems))
         self.token = token
     }