diff --git a/packages/better-fetch/src/create-fetch/types.ts b/packages/better-fetch/src/create-fetch/types.ts
index 5f07d36..3f33de5 100644
--- a/packages/better-fetch/src/create-fetch/types.ts
+++ b/packages/better-fetch/src/create-fetch/types.ts
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ export type RemoveEmptyString<T> = T extends string
 	: T;
 
 export type InferParamPath<Path> =
-	Path extends `${infer _Start}:${infer Param}/${infer Rest}`
+	Path extends `${infer _Start}/:${infer Param}/${infer Rest}`
 		? {
 				[K in
 					| Param
 					| keyof InferParamPath<Rest> as RemoveEmptyString<K>]: string;
 			}
-		: Path extends `${infer _Start}:${infer Param}`
+		: Path extends `${infer _Start}/:${infer Param}`
 			? { [K in Param]: string }
 			: Path extends `${infer _Start}/${infer Rest}`
 				? InferParamPath<Rest>
diff --git a/packages/better-fetch/src/test/create.test.ts b/packages/better-fetch/src/test/create.test.ts
index 7fd39a0..3c3657d 100644
--- a/packages/better-fetch/src/test/create.test.ts
+++ b/packages/better-fetch/src/test/create.test.ts
@@ -270,10 +270,8 @@ describe("create-fetch-type-test", () => {
 		const res = await $fetch("/", {
 			throw: true,
 		});
-		expectTypeOf(res).toMatchTypeOf<
-			{ message: string }
-		>();
-	})
+		expectTypeOf(res).toMatchTypeOf<{ message: string }>();
+	});
 
 	it("should return unknown if no output is defined", () => {
 		const res = $fetch("/");
@@ -423,8 +421,8 @@ describe("create-fetch-type-test", () => {
 			params: {},
 		});
 		$fetch("/post/:id/:title", {
+			// @ts-expect-error
 			params: {
-				//@ts-expect-error
 				title: 1,
 			},
 		});
diff --git a/packages/better-fetch/src/test/fetch.test.ts b/packages/better-fetch/src/test/fetch.test.ts
index 5bdde68..495f731 100644
--- a/packages/better-fetch/src/test/fetch.test.ts
+++ b/packages/better-fetch/src/test/fetch.test.ts
@@ -566,6 +566,19 @@ describe("url", () => {
 		expect(url.toString()).toBe("http://localhost:4001/param/%23test/item%201");
 	});
 
+	it("dynamic params should not collide with url", async () => {
+		const url = getURL("/v1/places:searchNearby", {
+			baseURL: "http://localhost:4000",
+			params: {
+				searchNearby: "test",
+			},
+		});
+
+		expect(url.toString()).toBe(
+			"http://localhost:4000/v1/places:searchNearby",
+		);
+	});
+
 	it("should expand array values into multiple query parameters", () => {
 		const url = getURL("/test", {
 			query: {
diff --git a/packages/better-fetch/src/url.ts b/packages/better-fetch/src/url.ts
index 1f9af3d..8064fbc 100644
--- a/packages/better-fetch/src/url.ts
+++ b/packages/better-fetch/src/url.ts
@@ -51,12 +51,16 @@ export function getURL(url: string, option?: BetterFetchOption) {
 			}
 		} else {
 			for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(params)) {
-				path = path.replace(`:${key}`, String(value));
+				path = path.replace(`/:${key}`, `/${value}`);
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	path = path.split("/").map(encodeURIComponent).join("/");
+	path = path
+		.split("/")
+		// decode colon again so fetch doesn't break
+		.map((segment) => encodeURIComponent(segment).replace(/%3A/g, ":"))
+		.join("/");
 	if (path.startsWith("/")) path = path.slice(1);
 	let queryParamString = queryParams.toString();
 	queryParamString =