diff --git a/nats/aio/client.py b/nats/aio/client.py
index 7f51a5c1..fdbd4d2e 100644
--- a/nats/aio/client.py
+++ b/nats/aio/client.py
@@ -985,9 +985,9 @@ async def flush(self, timeout: int = 10) -> None:
             raise errors.TimeoutError
 
     @property
-    def connected_url(self) -> Optional[str]:
+    def connected_url(self) -> Optional[ParseResult]:
         if self._current_server and self.is_connected:
-            return str(self._current_server.uri)
+            return self._current_server.uri
         return None
 
     @property
diff --git a/tests/test_client.py b/tests/test_client.py
index 416b070b..5455f05a 100644
--- a/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_client.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import ssl
 import time
 import unittest
+import urllib
 from unittest import mock
 
 import pytest
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ def test_default_connect_command(self):
         expected = f'CONNECT {{"echo": true, "lang": "python3", "pedantic": false, "protocol": 1, "verbose": false, "version": "{__version__}"}}\r\n'
         self.assertEqual(expected.encode(), got)
 
+
     def test_default_connect_command_with_name(self):
         nc = NATS()
         nc.options["verbose"] = False
@@ -53,8 +55,7 @@ class ClientTest(SingleServerTestCase):
 
     @async_test
     async def test_default_connect(self):
-        nc = NATS()
-        await nc.connect()
+        nc = await nats.connect()
         self.assertIn('server_id', nc._server_info)
         self.assertIn('client_id', nc._server_info)
         self.assertIn('max_payload', nc._server_info)
@@ -62,7 +63,10 @@ async def test_default_connect(self):
         self.assertTrue(nc.max_payload > 0)
         self.assertTrue(nc.is_connected)
         self.assertTrue(nc.client_id > 0)
+        self.assertEqual(type(nc.connected_url), urllib.parse.ParseResult)
         await nc.close()
+
+        self.assertEqual(nc.connected_url, None)
         self.assertTrue(nc.is_closed)
         self.assertFalse(nc.is_connected)