diff --git a/app/models/file_depot_swift.rb b/app/models/file_depot_swift.rb
index 3d845020653a..f7be3fe5cbfa 100644
--- a/app/models/file_depot_swift.rb
+++ b/app/models/file_depot_swift.rb
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ def verify_credentials(auth_type = 'default', options = {})
   end
 
   def merged_uri(uri, api_port)
+    uri            = URI(uri)
     uri.port       = api_port.presence || 5000
     query_elements = []
     query_elements << "region=#{openstack_region}"              if openstack_region.present?
@@ -61,6 +62,6 @@ def merged_uri(uri, api_port)
     query_elements << "domain_id=#{v3_domain_ident}"            if v3_domain_ident.present?
     query_elements << "security_protocol=#{security_protocol}"  if security_protocol.present?
     uri.query = query_elements.join('&').presence
-    uri
+    uri.to_s
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/miq_schedule.rb b/app/models/miq_schedule.rb
index b89b7f40ca85..09b0d4149b5f 100644
--- a/app/models/miq_schedule.rb
+++ b/app/models/miq_schedule.rb
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ def verify_file_depot(params)  # TODO: This logic belongs in the UI, not sure wh
     depot.keystone_api_version = params[:keystone_api_version]
     depot.v3_domain_ident      = params[:v3_domain_ident]
     depot.security_protocol    = params[:security_protocol]
-    depot.uri                  = api_port.blank? ? uri : depot.merged_uri(uri, api_port)
+    depot.uri                  = api_port.blank? ? uri : depot.merged_uri(URI(uri), api_port)
     if params[:save]
       file_depot.save!
       file_depot.update_authentication(:default => {:userid => params[:username], :password => params[:password]}) if (params[:username] || params[:password]) && depot.class.requires_credentials?
diff --git a/spec/models/file_depot_swift_spec.rb b/spec/models/file_depot_swift_spec.rb
index 06a31e51fc8e..7a0970bcbba1 100644
--- a/spec/models/file_depot_swift_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/file_depot_swift_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 describe FileDepotSwift do
-  let(:uri) { URI("swift://server.example.com/bucket") }
-  let(:merged_uri) { URI("swift://server.example.com:5678/bucket?region=test_openstack_region&api_version=v3&domain_id=default") }
-  let(:merged_default_uri) { URI("swift://server.example.com:5000/bucket?region=test_openstack_region&api_version=v3&domain_id=default") }
+  let(:uri) { "swift://server.example.com/bucket" }
+  let(:merged_uri) { "swift://server.example.com:5678/bucket?region=test_openstack_region&api_version=v3&domain_id=default" }
+  let(:merged_default_uri) { "swift://server.example.com:5000/bucket?region=test_openstack_region&api_version=v3&domain_id=default" }
   let(:file_depot_swift) { FileDepotSwift.new(:uri => uri) }
   it "should require credentials" do
     expect(FileDepotSwift.requires_credentials?).to eq true