diff --git a/src/sql/parse.py b/src/sql/parse.py
index 0780bf0..71f3edd 100644
--- a/src/sql/parse.py
+++ b/src/sql/parse.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ def connection_from_dsn_section(section, config):
     parser = CP.ConfigParser()
     parser.read(config.dsn_filename)
     cfg_dict = dict(parser.items(section))
-    return str(URL(**cfg_dict))
+    return URL.create(**cfg_dict)
 
 
 def _connection_string(s, config):
diff --git a/src/tests/test_magic.py b/src/tests/test_magic.py
index 81621c8..116cd66 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_magic.py
+++ b/src/tests/test_magic.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def ip():
 
 def test_memory_db(ip):
     assert runsql(ip, "SELECT * FROM test;")[0][0] == 1
-    assert runsql(ip, "SELECT * FROM test;")[1]["name"] == "bar"
+    assert runsql(ip, "SELECT * FROM test;")[1].name == "bar"
 
 
 def test_html(ip):
diff --git a/src/tests/test_parse.py b/src/tests/test_parse.py
index d6f7a5c..46d3678 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_parse.py
+++ b/src/tests/test_parse.py
@@ -110,9 +110,9 @@ class DummyConfig:
 
 def test_connection_from_dsn_section():
     result = connection_from_dsn_section(section="DB_CONFIG_1", config=DummyConfig())
-    assert result == "postgres://goesto11:seentheelephant@my.remote.host:5432/pgmain"
+    assert str(result) == "postgres://goesto11:***@my.remote.host:5432/pgmain"
     result = connection_from_dsn_section(section="DB_CONFIG_2", config=DummyConfig())
-    assert result == "mysql://thefin:fishputsfishonthetable@127.0.0.1/dolfin"
+    assert str(result) == "mysql://thefin:***@127.0.0.1/dolfin"
 
 
 class Bunch: