diff --git a/packages/verified-fetch/package.json b/packages/verified-fetch/package.json
index 08b1affc..aa0ef5cf 100644
--- a/packages/verified-fetch/package.json
+++ b/packages/verified-fetch/package.json
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
     "@helia/json": "^3.0.1",
     "@helia/utils": "^0.0.2",
     "@ipld/car": "^5.3.0",
+    "@libp2p/interface-compliance-tests": "^5.3.2",
     "@libp2p/logger": "^4.0.7",
     "@libp2p/peer-id-factory": "^4.0.7",
     "@sgtpooki/file-type": "^1.0.1",
diff --git a/packages/verified-fetch/src/utils/parse-url-string.ts b/packages/verified-fetch/src/utils/parse-url-string.ts
index d869f77c..ad76f8ba 100644
--- a/packages/verified-fetch/src/utils/parse-url-string.ts
+++ b/packages/verified-fetch/src/utils/parse-url-string.ts
@@ -136,13 +136,14 @@ export async function parseUrlString ({ urlString, ipns, logger }: ParseUrlStrin
    */
   const pathParts = []
 
+  if (resolvedPath != null && resolvedPath.length > 0) {
+    pathParts.push(resolvedPath)
+  }
+
   if (urlPath.length > 0) {
     pathParts.push(urlPath)
   }
 
-  if (resolvedPath != null && resolvedPath.length > 0) {
-    pathParts.push(resolvedPath)
-  }
   const path = pathParts.join('/')
 
   return {
diff --git a/packages/verified-fetch/test/utils/parse-url-string.spec.ts b/packages/verified-fetch/test/utils/parse-url-string.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0e8fbc50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/verified-fetch/test/utils/parse-url-string.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+import { matchPeerId } from '@libp2p/interface-compliance-tests/matchers'
+import { defaultLogger } from '@libp2p/logger'
+import { createEd25519PeerId } from '@libp2p/peer-id-factory'
+import { expect } from 'aegir/chai'
+import { CID } from 'multiformats/cid'
+import { stubInterface } from 'sinon-ts'
+import { parseUrlString } from '../../src/utils/parse-url-string.js'
+import type { IPNS } from '@helia/ipns'
+import type { ComponentLogger } from '@libp2p/interface'
+import type { StubbedInstance } from 'sinon-ts'
+
+describe('parse-url-string', () => {
+  let logger: ComponentLogger
+  let ipns: StubbedInstance<IPNS>
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    logger = defaultLogger()
+    ipns = stubInterface<IPNS>()
+  })
+
+  it('should parse an ipfs:// url', async () => {
+    const cid = CID.parse('QmQJ8fxavY54CUsxMSx9aE9Rdcmvhx8awJK2jzJp4iAqCr')
+
+    await expect(parseUrlString({
+      urlString: `ipfs://${cid}`,
+      ipns,
+      logger
+    })).to.eventually.deep.equal({
+      protocol: 'ipfs',
+      path: '',
+      cid,
+      query: {}
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('should parse an ipfs:// url with a path', async () => {
+    const cid = CID.parse('QmQJ8fxavY54CUsxMSx9aE9Rdcmvhx8awJK2jzJp4iAqCr')
+    const path = 'foo/bar/baz.txt'
+
+    await expect(parseUrlString({
+      urlString: `ipfs://${cid}/${path}`,
+      ipns,
+      logger
+    })).to.eventually.deep.equal({
+      protocol: 'ipfs',
+      path,
+      cid,
+      query: {}
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('should parse an ipfs:// url with a path and a query', async () => {
+    const cid = CID.parse('QmQJ8fxavY54CUsxMSx9aE9Rdcmvhx8awJK2jzJp4iAqCr')
+    const path = 'foo/bar/baz.txt'
+
+    await expect(parseUrlString({
+      urlString: `ipfs://${cid}/${path}?format=car&download=true&filename=qux.zip`,
+      ipns,
+      logger
+    })).to.eventually.deep.equal({
+      protocol: 'ipfs',
+      path,
+      cid,
+      query: {
+        format: 'car',
+        download: true,
+        filename: 'qux.zip'
+      }
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('should parse an ipns:// url', async () => {
+    const cid = CID.parse('QmQJ8fxavY54CUsxMSx9aE9Rdcmvhx8awJK2jzJp4iAqCr')
+    const peerId = await createEd25519PeerId()
+
+    ipns.resolve.withArgs(matchPeerId(peerId)).resolves({
+      cid,
+      path: ''
+    })
+
+    await expect(parseUrlString({
+      urlString: `ipns://${peerId}`,
+      ipns,
+      logger
+    })).to.eventually.deep.equal({
+      protocol: 'ipns',
+      path: '',
+      cid,
+      query: {}
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('should parse an ipns:// url with a path', async () => {
+    const cid = CID.parse('QmQJ8fxavY54CUsxMSx9aE9Rdcmvhx8awJK2jzJp4iAqCr')
+    const peerId = await createEd25519PeerId()
+    const path = 'foo/bar/baz.txt'
+
+    ipns.resolve.withArgs(matchPeerId(peerId)).resolves({
+      cid,
+      path: ''
+    })
+
+    await expect(parseUrlString({
+      urlString: `ipns://${peerId}/${path}`,
+      ipns,
+      logger
+    })).to.eventually.deep.equal({
+      protocol: 'ipns',
+      path,
+      cid,
+      query: {}
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('should parse an ipns:// url that resolves to a path', async () => {
+    const cid = CID.parse('QmQJ8fxavY54CUsxMSx9aE9Rdcmvhx8awJK2jzJp4iAqCr')
+    const peerId = await createEd25519PeerId()
+    const path = 'foo/bar/baz.txt'
+
+    ipns.resolve.withArgs(matchPeerId(peerId)).resolves({
+      cid,
+      path
+    })
+
+    await expect(parseUrlString({
+      urlString: `ipns://${peerId}`,
+      ipns,
+      logger
+    })).to.eventually.deep.equal({
+      protocol: 'ipns',
+      path,
+      cid,
+      query: {}
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('should parse an ipns:// url with a path that resolves to a path', async () => {
+    const cid = CID.parse('QmQJ8fxavY54CUsxMSx9aE9Rdcmvhx8awJK2jzJp4iAqCr')
+    const peerId = await createEd25519PeerId()
+    const recordPath = 'foo'
+    const requestPath = 'bar/baz.txt'
+
+    ipns.resolve.withArgs(matchPeerId(peerId)).resolves({
+      cid,
+      path: recordPath
+    })
+
+    await expect(parseUrlString({
+      urlString: `ipns://${peerId}/${requestPath}`,
+      ipns,
+      logger
+    })).to.eventually.deep.equal({
+      protocol: 'ipns',
+      path: `${recordPath}/${requestPath}`,
+      cid,
+      query: {}
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('should parse an ipns:// url with a path and a query', async () => {
+    const cid = CID.parse('QmQJ8fxavY54CUsxMSx9aE9Rdcmvhx8awJK2jzJp4iAqCr')
+    const peerId = await createEd25519PeerId()
+    const path = 'foo/bar/baz.txt'
+
+    ipns.resolve.withArgs(matchPeerId(peerId)).resolves({
+      cid,
+      path
+    })
+
+    await expect(parseUrlString({
+      urlString: `ipns://${peerId}?format=car&download=true&filename=qux.zip`,
+      ipns,
+      logger
+    })).to.eventually.deep.equal({
+      protocol: 'ipns',
+      path,
+      cid,
+      query: {
+        format: 'car',
+        download: true,
+        filename: 'qux.zip'
+      }
+    })
+  })
+})