diff --git a/lib/req.js b/lib/req.js
index 9d6651e..1e5551c 100644
--- a/lib/req.js
+++ b/lib/req.js
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ function reqSerializer (req) {
   } else {
     const path = req.path
     // path for safe hapi compat.
-    _req.url = typeof path === 'string' ? path : (req.url.path || req.url)
+    _req.url = typeof path === 'string' ? path : req.url
   }
   _req.headers = req.headers
   _req.remoteAddress = connection && connection.remoteAddress
diff --git a/test/req.test.js b/test/req.test.js
index 22c7503..610e5db 100644
--- a/test/req.test.js
+++ b/test/req.test.js
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ test('req.url will be obtained from input request req.path when input request ur
   }
 })
 
-test('req.url will be obtained from input request url.path when input request url is an object', function (t) {
+test('req.url will be obtained from input request url when input request url is not an object', function (t) {
   t.plan(1)
 
   const server = http.createServer(handler)
@@ -189,14 +189,14 @@ test('req.url will be obtained from input request url.path when input request ur
   t.teardown(() => server.close())
 
   function handler (req, res) {
-    req.url = { path: '/test' }
+    req.url = '/test'
     const serialized = serializers.reqSerializer(req)
     t.equal(serialized.url, '/test')
     res.end()
   }
 })
 
-test('req.url will be obtained from input request url when input request url is not an object', function (t) {
+test('req.url will be empty when input request path and url are not defined', function (t) {
   t.plan(1)
 
   const server = http.createServer(handler)
@@ -208,14 +208,13 @@ test('req.url will be obtained from input request url when input request url is
   t.teardown(() => server.close())
 
   function handler (req, res) {
-    req.url = '/test'
     const serialized = serializers.reqSerializer(req)
-    t.equal(serialized.url, '/test')
+    t.equal(serialized.url, '/')
     res.end()
   }
 })
 
-test('req.url will be empty when input request path and url are not defined', function (t) {
+test('req.url will be obtained from input request originalUrl when available', function (t) {
   t.plan(1)
 
   const server = http.createServer(handler)
@@ -227,13 +226,14 @@ test('req.url will be empty when input request path and url are not defined', fu
   t.teardown(() => server.close())
 
   function handler (req, res) {
+    req.originalUrl = '/test'
     const serialized = serializers.reqSerializer(req)
-    t.equal(serialized.url, '/')
+    t.equal(serialized.url, '/test')
     res.end()
   }
 })
 
-test('req.url will be obtained from input request originalUrl when available', function (t) {
+test('req.url will be obtained from input request url when req path is a function', function (t) {
   t.plan(1)
 
   const server = http.createServer(handler)
@@ -245,14 +245,17 @@ test('req.url will be obtained from input request originalUrl when available', f
   t.teardown(() => server.close())
 
   function handler (req, res) {
-    req.originalUrl = '/test'
+    req.path = function () {
+      throw new Error('unexpected invocation')
+    }
+    req.url = '/test'
     const serialized = serializers.reqSerializer(req)
     t.equal(serialized.url, '/test')
     res.end()
   }
 })
 
-test('req.url will be obtained from input request url when req path is a function', function (t) {
+test('req.url being undefined does not throw an error', function (t) {
   t.plan(1)
 
   const server = http.createServer(handler)
@@ -264,12 +267,9 @@ test('req.url will be obtained from input request url when req path is a functio
   t.teardown(() => server.close())
 
   function handler (req, res) {
-    req.path = function () {
-      throw new Error('unexpected invocation')
-    }
-    req.url = '/test'
+    req.url = undefined
     const serialized = serializers.reqSerializer(req)
-    t.equal(serialized.url, '/test')
+    t.equal(serialized.url, undefined)
     res.end()
   }
 })