diff --git a/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/web/URIUtil.java b/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/URIUtil.java
similarity index 99%
rename from apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/web/URIUtil.java
rename to apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/URIUtil.java
index 88f864e66..c94a5d9fa 100644
--- a/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/web/URIUtil.java
+++ b/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/URIUtil.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 //  ========================================================================
 //
 
-package org.klomp.snark.web;
+package org.klomp.snark;
 
 import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
 import java.net.URI;
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ import net.i2p.data.DataHelper;
  * see UrlEncoded
  * 
  * I2P modded from Jetty 8.1.15
- * @since 0.9.15
+ * @since 0.9.15, moved from web in 0.9.49
  */
-class URIUtil
+public class URIUtil
 {
 
     /** Encode a URI path.
diff --git a/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/web/BasicServlet.java b/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/web/BasicServlet.java
index c7347d96f..47e6bd3e6 100644
--- a/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/web/BasicServlet.java
+++ b/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/web/BasicServlet.java
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ import net.i2p.util.Log;
 import net.i2p.util.SecureFile;
 import net.i2p.util.SystemVersion;
 
+import org.klomp.snark.URIUtil;
+
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
 /**
diff --git a/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/web/I2PSnarkServlet.java b/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/web/I2PSnarkServlet.java
index 32ca3f5db..1bc5810bc 100644
--- a/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/web/I2PSnarkServlet.java
+++ b/apps/i2psnark/java/src/org/klomp/snark/web/I2PSnarkServlet.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import org.klomp.snark.SnarkManager;
 import org.klomp.snark.Storage;
 import org.klomp.snark.Tracker;
 import org.klomp.snark.TrackerClient;
+import org.klomp.snark.URIUtil;
 import org.klomp.snark.dht.DHT;
 import org.klomp.snark.comments.Comment;
 import org.klomp.snark.comments.CommentSet;