diff --git a/.github/workflows/go-test.yml b/.github/workflows/go-test.yml
index 13b3956..cba872c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go-test.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Go Test
 
-on: [push]
+on: [push, pull_request]
 
 jobs:
 
diff --git a/internal/normalize_url.go b/internal/normalize_url.go
index fb376fc..f0610cf 100644
--- a/internal/normalize_url.go
+++ b/internal/normalize_url.go
@@ -26,11 +26,16 @@ var rxDupSlashes = regexp.MustCompile(`/{2,}`)
 //   - FlagLowercaseHost
 //   - FlagRemoveDefaultPort
 //   - FlagRemoveDuplicateSlashes (and this was mixed in with the |)
+//
+// This also normalizes the URL into its urlencoded form by removing RawPath and RawFragment.
 func NormalizeURL(u *url.URL) {
 	lowercaseScheme(u)
 	lowercaseHost(u)
 	removeDefaultPort(u)
 	removeDuplicateSlashes(u)
+
+	u.RawPath = ""
+	u.RawFragment = ""
 }
 
 func lowercaseScheme(u *url.URL) {
diff --git a/reference_test.go b/reference_test.go
index f2476be..4145891 100644
--- a/reference_test.go
+++ b/reference_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 package jsonreference
 
 import (
+	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/go-openapi/jsonpointer"
@@ -421,3 +422,17 @@ func TestReferenceResolution(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestIdenticalURLEncoded(t *testing.T) {
+	expected, err := New("https://localhost/🌭#/🍔")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create jsonreference: %v", err)
+	}
+	actual, err := New("https://localhost/%F0%9F%8C%AD#/%F0%9F%8D%94")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create jsonreference: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expected, actual) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected %v (URL: %#v), got %v (URL: %#v)", expected.String(), expected.referenceURL, actual.String(), actual.referenceURL)
+	}
+}