@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ The following (random) data should be used when modifying examples:
 ### Authorization
 - Client ID: `"zyuxhfo1c51b5hxjk09x2uhv5n0svgd6g"`
 - Client secret: `"zudknyqbh3wunbhcvg9uyvo7uwzeu6nne"`
-- Redirect URI: `new URIBuilder().setScheme("https").setHost("example.com").setPath("spotify-redirect").build()`
+- Redirect URI: `SpotifyHttpManager.makeUri("https://example.com/spotify-redirect")`
 - Refresh token: `"b0KuPuLw77Z0hQhCsK-GTHoEx_kethtn357V7iqwEpCTIsLgqbBC_vQBTGC6M5rINl0FrqHK-D3cbOsMOlfyVKuQPvpyGcLcxAoLOTpYXc28nVwB7iBq2oKj9G9lHkFOUKn"`
 - Access token: `"taHZ2SdB-bPA3FsK3D7ZN5npZS47cMy-IEySVEGttOhXmqaVAIo0ESvTCLjLBifhHOHOIuhFUKPW1WMDP7w6dj3MAZdWT8CLI2MkZaXbYLTeoDvXesf2eeiLYPBGdx8tIwQJKgV8XdnzH_DONk"`
 
 
@@ -1,28 +1,19 @@
 package authorization.authorization_code;
 
 import com.wrapper.spotify.SpotifyApi;
+import com.wrapper.spotify.SpotifyHttpManager;
 import com.wrapper.spotify.model_objects.credentials.AuthorizationCodeCredentials;
 import com.wrapper.spotify.requests.authorization.authorization_code.AuthorizationCodeRequest;
-import org.apache.http.client.utils.URIBuilder;
 
 import java.net.URI;
-import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.util.concurrent.Future;
 
 public class AuthorizationCodeExample {
   private static final String clientId = "zyuxhfo1c51b5hxjk09x2uhv5n0svgd6g";
   private static final String clientSecret = "zudknyqbh3wunbhcvg9uyvo7uwzeu6nne";
-  private static URI redirectUri = null;
+  private static final URI redirectUri = SpotifyHttpManager.makeUri("https://example.com/spotify-redirect");
   private static final String code = "";
 
-  static {
-    try {
-      redirectUri = new URIBuilder().setScheme("https").setHost("example.com").setPath("spotify-redirect").build();
-    } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
-      e.printStackTrace();
-    }
-  }
-
   private static final SpotifyApi spotifyApi = new SpotifyApi.Builder()
           .setClientId(clientId)
           .setClientSecret(clientSecret)
 
@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@
 import com.wrapper.spotify.SpotifyApi;
 import com.wrapper.spotify.model_objects.credentials.AuthorizationCodeCredentials;
 import com.wrapper.spotify.requests.authorization.authorization_code.AuthorizationCodeRefreshRequest;
-import org.apache.http.client.utils.URIBuilder;
 
-import java.net.URI;
-import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.util.concurrent.Future;
 
 public class AuthorizationCodeRefreshExample {
 
@@ -1,25 +1,16 @@
 package authorization.authorization_code;
 
 import com.wrapper.spotify.SpotifyApi;
+import com.wrapper.spotify.SpotifyHttpManager;
 import com.wrapper.spotify.requests.authorization.authorization_code.AuthorizationCodeUriRequest;
-import org.apache.http.client.utils.URIBuilder;
 
 import java.net.URI;
-import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.util.concurrent.Future;
 
 public class AuthorizationCodeUriExample {
   private static final String clientId = "zyuxhfo1c51b5hxjk09x2uhv5n0svgd6g";
   private static final String clientSecret = "zudknyqbh3wunbhcvg9uyvo7uwzeu6nne";
-  private static URI redirectUri = null;
-
-  static {
-    try {
-      redirectUri = new URIBuilder().setScheme("https").setHost("example.com").setPath("spotify-redirect").build();
-    } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
-      e.printStackTrace();
-    }
-  }
+  private static final URI redirectUri = SpotifyHttpManager.makeUri("https://example.com/spotify-redirect");
 
   private static final SpotifyApi spotifyApi = new SpotifyApi.Builder()
           .setClientId(clientId)
 
@@ -1735,21 +1735,6 @@ public Builder setRedirectUri(URI redirectUri) {
       return this;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * The redirect URI setter.
-     *
-     * @param redirectUri A redirect URI of your application.
-     * @return A {@link SpotifyApi.Builder}.
-     */
-    public Builder setRedirectUri(String redirectUri) {
-      try {
-        return setRedirectUri(new URI(redirectUri));
-      } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
-        e.printStackTrace();
-        return null;
-      }
-    }
-
     /**
      * The access token setter.
      *
 
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.nio.charset.Charset;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 
 public class SpotifyHttpManager implements IHttpManager {
 
-
   private static final int DEFAULT_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES = 1000;
   private static final int DEFAULT_CACHE_MAX_OBJECT_SIZE = 8192;
   private static CloseableHttpClient httpClient = CachingHttpClients.custom().build();
@@ -87,6 +87,17 @@ public SpotifyHttpManager(Builder builder) {
             .build();
   }
 
+  public static URI makeUri(String uriString) {
+    try {
+      return new URI(uriString);
+    } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
+      SpotifyApi.LOGGER.log(
+              Level.SEVERE,
+              "URI Syntax Exception for \"" + uriString + "\"");
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+
   public HttpHost getProxy() {
     return proxy;
   }
 
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ public interface ITest<T> {
   SpotifyApi SPOTIFY_API = new SpotifyApi.Builder().setAccessToken("AccessToken")
           .setClientId("ClientId")
           .setClientSecret("ClientSecret")
-          .setRedirectUri("RedirectUri")
+          .setRedirectUri(SpotifyHttpManager.makeUri("RedirectUri"))
           .setRefreshToken("RefreshToken")
           .build();