diff --git a/src/cache.c b/src/cache.c
index 06bccb9..6de0782 100644
--- a/src/cache.c
+++ b/src/cache.c
@@ -1394,9 +1394,9 @@
 		chunk_memcat(trash, ctx.value.ptr, ctx.value.len);
 
 		sl = http_get_stline(htx);
-                path = http_get_path(htx_sl_req_uri(sl));
-                if (!path.ptr)
-                        return 0;
+		path = htx_sl_req_uri(sl); // whole uri
+		if (!path.len || *path.ptr != '/')
+			return 0;
 		chunk_memcat(trash, path.ptr, path.len);
 	}
 	else {
@@ -1412,8 +1412,8 @@
 
 		/* now retrieve the path */
 		end = ci_head(txn->req.chn) + txn->req.sl.rq.u + txn->req.sl.rq.u_l;
-		path = http_txn_get_path(txn);
-		if (!path)
+		path = ci_head(txn->req.chn) + txn->req.sl.rq.u;
+		if (!txn->req.sl.rq.u_l || *path != '/')
 			return 0;
 		chunk_strncat(trash, path, end - path);
 	}