Index: src/protocol/http/org/apache/jmeter/protocol/http/sampler/HTTPHC4Impl.java
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--- src/protocol/http/org/apache/jmeter/protocol/http/sampler/HTTPHC4Impl.java	(revision 1418369)
+++ src/protocol/http/org/apache/jmeter/protocol/http/sampler/HTTPHC4Impl.java	(working copy)
@@ -231,7 +231,14 @@
         
         HttpRequestBase httpRequest = null;
         try {
-            URI uri = url.toURI();
+            URI uri = new URI(url.getProtocol(), 
+                              null /*userInfo*/,
+                              url.getHost(), 
+                              url.getPort(), 
+                              url.getPath(), 
+                              url.getQuery(), 
+                              null /*fragment*/);
+
             if (method.equals(HTTPConstants.POST)) {
                 httpRequest = new HttpPost(uri);
             } else if (method.equals(HTTPConstants.PUT)) {
@@ -249,7 +256,10 @@
             } else if (method.equals(HTTPConstants.PATCH)) {
                 httpRequest = new HttpPatch(uri);
             } else {
-                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unexpected method: "+method);
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.format("Unexpected method: \"%s\" for url: \"%s\" frameDepth=%d", 
+                                                                 method,
+                                                                 url.toString(),
+                                                                 frameDepth));
             }
             setupRequest(url, httpRequest, res); // can throw IOException
         } catch (Exception e) {