diff --git a/twitchio/http.py b/twitchio/http.py
index 9fe5446a..d9bfeeeb 100644
--- a/twitchio/http.py
+++ b/twitchio/http.py
@@ -93,13 +93,13 @@ def build_url(cls, path: str, use_id: bool = False, params: dict[str, str] = {})
 
     def update_query(self, params: dict[str, str]) -> str:
         self.params.update(params)
-        self.build_url(self.path, use_id=self.use_id, params=self.params)
+        self._url = self.build_url(self.path, use_id=self.use_id, params=self.params)
 
         return self._url
 
     @property
     def url(self) -> str:
-        return str(self._url)
+        return self._url
 
     @classmethod
     def build_query(cls, params: dict[str, str]) -> str: