diff --git a/src/handlers/requestHandler.js b/src/handlers/requestHandler.js
index 53ec7a1..1581143 100644
--- a/src/handlers/requestHandler.js
+++ b/src/handlers/requestHandler.js
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ const fixNodeMojibakeURL = require("../utils/urlMojibakeFixer.js");
 const ipMatch = require("../utils/ipMatch.js");
 const matchHostname = require("../utils/matchHostname.js");
 const generateServerString = require("../utils/generateServerString.js");
+const parseURL = require("../utils/urlParser.js");
+
 let serverconsole = {};
 let middleware = [];
 
@@ -695,7 +697,7 @@ function requestHandler(req, res) {
   }
 
   try {
-    req.parsedURL = new URL(
+    req.parsedURL = parseURL(
       req.url,
       "http" +
         (req.socket.encrypted ? "s" : "") +
diff --git a/src/middleware/redirectTrailingSlashes.js b/src/middleware/redirectTrailingSlashes.js
index 472eefb..843cfc9 100644
--- a/src/middleware/redirectTrailingSlashes.js
+++ b/src/middleware/redirectTrailingSlashes.js
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ module.exports = (req, res, logFacilities, config, next) => {
         res.redirect(
           req.originalParsedURL.pathname +
             "/" +
-            req.parsedURL.search +
-            req.parsedURL.hash,
+            (req.parsedURL.search ? req.parsedURL.search : "") +
+            (req.parsedURL.hash ? req.parsedURL.hash : ""),
         );
       }
     });
diff --git a/src/middleware/rewriteURL.js b/src/middleware/rewriteURL.js
index 8e01274..4702657 100644
--- a/src/middleware/rewriteURL.js
+++ b/src/middleware/rewriteURL.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const createRegex = require("../utils/createRegex.js");
 const ipMatch = require("../utils/ipMatch.js");
 const sanitizeURL = require("../utils/urlSanitizer.js");
 const matchHostname = require("../utils/matchHostname.js");
+const parseURL = require("../utils/urlParser.js");
 
 module.exports = (req, res, logFacilities, config, next) => {
   try {
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ module.exports = (req, res, logFacilities, config, next) => {
       logFacilities.resmessage(`URL rewritten: ${req.url} => ${rewrittenURL}`);
       req.url = rewrittenURL;
       try {
-        req.parsedURL = new URL(
+        req.parsedURL = parseURL(
           req.url,
           `http${req.socket.encrypted ? "s" : ""}://${
             req.headers.host
@@ -110,7 +111,9 @@ module.exports = (req, res, logFacilities, config, next) => {
         config.allowDoubleSlashes,
       );
       const preparedReqUrl2 =
-        req.parsedURL.pathname + req.parsedURL.search + req.parsedURL.hash;
+        req.parsedURL.pathname +
+        (req.parsedURL.search ? req.parsedURL.search : "") +
+        (req.parsedURL.hash ? req.parsedURL.hash : "");
 
       if (
         req.url != preparedReqUrl2 ||
@@ -124,13 +127,15 @@ module.exports = (req, res, logFacilities, config, next) => {
         return;
       } else if (sHref != req.parsedURL.pathname) {
         var rewrittenAgainURL =
-          sHref + req.parsedURL.search + req.parsedURL.hash;
+          sHref +
+          (req.parsedURL.search ? req.parsedURL.search : "") +
+          (req.parsedURL.hash ? req.parsedURL.hash : "");
         logFacilities.resmessage(
           "URL sanitized: " + req.url + " => " + rewrittenAgainURL,
         );
         req.url = rewrittenAgainURL;
         try {
-          req.parsedURL = new URL(
+          req.parsedURL = parseURL(
             req.url,
             `http${req.socket.encrypted ? "s" : ""}://${
               req.headers.host
diff --git a/src/middleware/urlSanitizer.js b/src/middleware/urlSanitizer.js
index cf866cf..9321a0e 100644
--- a/src/middleware/urlSanitizer.js
+++ b/src/middleware/urlSanitizer.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const sanitizeURL = require("../utils/urlSanitizer.js");
+const parseURL = require("../utils/urlParser.js");
 
 module.exports = (req, res, logFacilities, config, next) => {
   // Sanitize URL
@@ -7,17 +8,21 @@ module.exports = (req, res, logFacilities, config, next) => {
     config.allowDoubleSlashes,
   );
   let preparedReqUrl =
-    req.parsedURL.pathname + req.parsedURL.search + req.parsedURL.hash;
+    req.parsedURL.pathname +
+    (req.parsedURL.search ? req.parsedURL.search : "") +
+    (req.parsedURL.hash ? req.parsedURL.hash : "");
 
   // Check if URL is "dirty"
   if (req.parsedURL.pathname != sanitizedHref && !req.isProxy) {
     let sanitizedURL =
-      sanitizedHref + req.parsedURL.search + req.parsedURL.hash;
+      sanitizedHref +
+      (req.parsedURL.search ? req.parsedURL.search : "") +
+      (req.parsedURL.hash ? req.parsedURL.hash : "");
     logFacilities.resmessage(`URL sanitized: ${req.url} => ${sanitizedURL}`);
     if (config.rewriteDirtyURLs) {
       req.url = sanitizedURL;
       try {
-        req.parsedURL = new URL(
+        req.parsedURL = parseURL(
           req.url,
           `http${req.socket.encrypted ? "s" : ""}://${
             req.headers.host
diff --git a/src/middleware/webRootPostfixes.js b/src/middleware/webRootPostfixes.js
index 6317237..819fd21 100644
--- a/src/middleware/webRootPostfixes.js
+++ b/src/middleware/webRootPostfixes.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const createRegex = require("../utils/createRegex.js");
 const ipMatch = require("../utils/ipMatch.js");
 const sanitizeURL = require("../utils/urlSanitizer.js");
+const parseURL = require("../utils/urlParser.js");
 
 module.exports = (req, res, logFacilities, config, next) => {
   const matchHostname = (hostname) => {
@@ -30,8 +31,8 @@ module.exports = (req, res, logFacilities, config, next) => {
   if (!req.isProxy) {
     let preparedReqUrl3 = config.allowPostfixDoubleSlashes
       ? req.parsedURL.pathname.replace(/\/+/, "/") +
-        req.parsedURL.search +
-        req.parsedURL.hash
+        (req.parsedURL.search ? req.parsedURL.search : "") +
+        (req.parsedURL.hash ? req.parsedURL.hash : "")
       : req.url;
     let urlWithPostfix = preparedReqUrl3;
     let postfixPrefix = "";
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ module.exports = (req, res, logFacilities, config, next) => {
       );
       req.url = urlWithPostfix;
       try {
-        req.parsedURL = new URL(
+        req.parsedURL = parseURL(
           req.url,
           `http${req.socket.encrypted ? "s" : ""}://${
             req.headers.host
@@ -98,7 +99,9 @@ module.exports = (req, res, logFacilities, config, next) => {
         config.allowDoubleSlashes,
       );
       const preparedReqUrl2 =
-        req.parsedURL.pathname + req.parsedURL.search + req.parsedURL.hash;
+        req.parsedURL.pathname +
+        (req.parsedURL.search ? req.parsedURL.search : "") +
+        (req.parsedURL.hash ? req.parsedURL.hash : "");
 
       if (
         req.url != preparedReqUrl2 ||
@@ -112,13 +115,15 @@ module.exports = (req, res, logFacilities, config, next) => {
         return;
       } else if (sHref != req.parsedURL.pathname) {
         let rewrittenAgainURL =
-          sHref + req.parsedURL.search + req.parsedURL.hash;
+          sHref +
+          (req.parsedURL.search ? req.parsedURL.search : "") +
+          (req.parsedURL.hash ? req.parsedURL.hash : "");
         logFacilities.resmessage(
           `URL sanitized: ${req.url} => ${rewrittenAgainURL}`,
         );
         req.url = rewrittenAgainURL;
         try {
-          req.parsedURL = new URL(
+          req.parsedURL = parseURL(
             req.url,
             `http${req.socket.encrypted ? "s" : ""}://${
               req.headers.host
diff --git a/src/utils/legacyModWrapper.js b/src/utils/legacyModWrapper.js
index c01029b..12994e0 100644
--- a/src/utils/legacyModWrapper.js
+++ b/src/utils/legacyModWrapper.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-const parseURL = require("../utils/urlParserLegacy.js");
 let formidable = undefined;
 try {
   formidable = require("formidable");
@@ -8,16 +7,11 @@ try {
   };
 }
 
-const legacyParsedURLSymbol = Symbol("legacyParsedURL");
-
 module.exports = (legacyMod) => {
   const legacyModHandler = new legacyMod();
 
   let middleware = (req, res, logFacilities, config, next) => {
-    if (!req[legacyParsedURLSymbol])
-      req[legacyParsedURLSymbol] = parseURL(req.url);
-
-    let ext = req[legacyParsedURLSymbol].pathname.match(/[^/]\.([^.]+)$/);
+    let ext = req.parsedURL.pathname.match(/[^/]\.([^.]+)$/);
     if (!ext) ext = "";
 
     // Function to parse incoming POST data from the request
@@ -66,10 +60,10 @@ module.exports = (legacyMod) => {
       res, // res
       logFacilities, // serverconsole
       res.responseEnd, // responseEnd
-      req[legacyParsedURLSymbol].pathname, // href
+      req.parsedURL.pathname, // href
       ext, // ext
-      req[legacyParsedURLSymbol], // uobject
-      req[legacyParsedURLSymbol].search, // search
+      req.parsedURL, // uobject
+      req.parsedURL.search, // search
       "index.html", // defaultpage
       config.users, // users
       config.page404, // page404
diff --git a/src/utils/urlParserLegacy.js b/src/utils/urlParser.js
similarity index 100%
rename from src/utils/urlParserLegacy.js
rename to src/utils/urlParser.js
diff --git a/tests/utils/urlParserLegacy.test.js b/tests/utils/urlParser.test.js
similarity index 96%
rename from tests/utils/urlParserLegacy.test.js
rename to tests/utils/urlParser.test.js
index 7edf724..f5953aa 100644
--- a/tests/utils/urlParserLegacy.test.js
+++ b/tests/utils/urlParser.test.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-const parseURL = require("../../src/utils/urlParserLegacy.js");
+const parseURL = require("../../src/utils/urlParser.js");
 
-describe("URL parser (for SVR.JS 2.x and 3.x mods)", () => {
+describe("URL parser", () => {
   test("should parse a simple URL", () => {
     const parsedUrl = parseURL("http://example.com");
     expect(parsedUrl.protocol).toBe("http:");