diff --git a/lib/bandwidth_patch.rb b/lib/bandwidth_patch.rb
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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module URI
+	unless respond_to?(:escape)
+		def self.escape(*args, **kwargs)
+			URI::DEFAULT_PARSER.escape(*args, **kwargs)
+		end
+	end
+end