diff --git a/pyheos/message.py b/pyheos/message.py
index b68d698..6be08ca 100644
--- a/pyheos/message.py
+++ b/pyheos/message.py
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ def _encode_query(cls, items: dict[str, Any], *, mask: bool = False) -> str:
         for key in sorted(items.keys()):
             value = const.MASK if mask and key in const.MASKED_PARAMS else items[key]
             item = f"{key}={HeosCommand._quote(value)}"
-            # Ensure 'url' goes last per CLI spec
+            # Ensure 'url' goes last per CLI spec and is not quoted
             if key == const.ATTR_URL:
-                pairs.append(item)
+                pairs.append(f"{key}={value}")
             else:
                 pairs.insert(0, item)
         return "&".join(pairs)
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/browse.play_stream.json b/tests/fixtures/browse.play_stream.json
index a3ffdac..352ccc6 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/browse.play_stream.json
+++ b/tests/fixtures/browse.play_stream.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"heos": {"command": "browse/play_stream", "result": "success", "message": "pid=1&url=https://my.website.com/podcast.mp3"}}
\ No newline at end of file
+{"heos": {"command": "browse/play_stream", "result": "success", "message": "pid=1&url=https://my.website.com/podcast.mp3?patron-auth=qwerty"}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_player.py b/tests/test_player.py
index 8b18f51..0cc87ed 100644
--- a/tests/test_player.py
+++ b/tests/test_player.py
@@ -204,11 +204,14 @@ async def test_play_preset_station_invalid_index(player: HeosPlayer) -> None:
 
 @calls_command(
     "browse.play_stream",
-    {const.ATTR_PLAYER_ID: 1, const.ATTR_URL: "https://my.website.com/podcast.mp3"},
+    {
+        const.ATTR_PLAYER_ID: 1,
+        const.ATTR_URL: "https://my.website.com/podcast.mp3?patron-auth=qwerty",
+    },
 )
 async def test_play_url(player: HeosPlayer) -> None:
     """Test the play url."""
-    await player.play_url("https://my.website.com/podcast.mp3")
+    await player.play_url("https://my.website.com/podcast.mp3?patron-auth=qwerty")
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("quick_select", [0, 7])