diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 11e5e88e..874b6618 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "openapi-typescript-codegen",
-    "version": "0.1.9",
+    "version": "0.1.10",
     "description": "NodeJS library that generates Typescript or Javascript clients based on the OpenAPI specification.",
     "author": "Ferdi Koomen",
     "homepage": "https://github.com/ferdikoomen/openapi-typescript-codegen",
diff --git a/src/templates/core/request.ts b/src/templates/core/request.ts
index 93927b07..00d504dc 100644
--- a/src/templates/core/request.ts
+++ b/src/templates/core/request.ts
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ import { Result } from './Result';
  */
 export async function request(options: Readonly<RequestOptions>): Promise<Result> {
 
-    // Create the request URL
-    let url = `${OpenAPI.BASE}${options.path}`;
+    // Escape path (RFC3986) and create the request URL
+    let path = options.path.replace(/[:]/g, '_');
+    let url = `${OpenAPI.BASE}${path}`;
 
     // Create request headers
     const headers = new Headers({