diff --git a/lib/mediainfo.rb b/lib/mediainfo.rb
index 14eae9c..1f6cf8c 100644
--- a/lib/mediainfo.rb
+++ b/lib/mediainfo.rb
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def self.from_uri(input)
       http.use_ssl = true if input.is_a? URI::HTTPS # For https support
       http_request = http.request(request)
       raise RemoteUrlError, "HTTP call to #{input} is not working : #{http_request.value}" unless http_request.is_a?(Net::HTTPOK)
-      MediaInfo::Tracks.new(MediaInfo.run(URI.escape(input.to_s)))
+      MediaInfo::Tracks.new(MediaInfo.run(input.to_s))
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/mediainfo.gemspec b/mediainfo.gemspec
index 56d5131..3fed629 100644
--- a/mediainfo.gemspec
+++ b/mediainfo.gemspec
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
     f.match(%r{^(test|spec|features)/})
   end
 
-  # Since Ruby 1.8, REXML is included in the standard Ruby distribution.
+  s.add_dependency 'rexml'
+
   s.add_development_dependency 'bundler', '~> 2'
   s.add_development_dependency 'rake', '~> 12.3'
   s.add_development_dependency 'rspec', '~> 3.0'