diff --git a/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/Hyperlinks/XLHyperlink_Internal.cs b/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/Hyperlinks/XLHyperlink_Internal.cs
index e533c39..db4f36b 100644
--- a/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/Hyperlinks/XLHyperlink_Internal.cs
+++ b/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/Hyperlinks/XLHyperlink_Internal.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
                 Uri uri;
                 if(Uri.TryCreate(address, UriKind.Absolute, out uri))
                 {
-                    _externalAddress = new Uri(uri.AbsoluteUri, UriKind.Absolute);
+                    _externalAddress = uri;
                     IsExternal = true;
                 }
                 else