diff --git a/simple.scm b/simple.scm
index 6f689c2..14860ee 100644
--- a/simple.scm
+++ b/simple.scm
@@ -113,21 +113,12 @@
   (handle-not-found
    (let ((old-handler (handle-not-found)))
      (lambda (_)
-       (let* ((path-list (uri-path (request-uri (current-request))))
-              (method (request-method (current-request)))
-              (dir? (equal? (last path-list) ""))
-              (path (if (null? (cdr path-list))
-                        (car path-list)
-                        (string-append "/" (concat (cdr path-list) "/"))))
-              (proc (resource-ref path method)))
+       (let* ((method (request-method (current-request)))
+              (uri (request-uri (current-request)))
+              (proc (resource-ref uri method)))
          (if proc
-             (run-resource proc path)
-             (if dir? ;; try to find a procedure with the trailing slash removed
-                 (let ((proc (resource-ref (string-chomp path "/") method)))
-                   (if proc
-                       (run-resource proc path)
-                       (old-handler _)))
-                 (old-handler _))))))))
+             (run-resource proc uri)
+             (old-handler _)))))))
 
 (define (run-resource proc path)
   (reset-per-request-parameters)
@@ -158,11 +149,11 @@
                     (loop (cdr resources))))
               (loop (cdr resources)))))))
 
-(define (resource-ref path method)
-  (if (hash-table-exists? *static-resources* (list path method))
-      (let ((proc (hash-table-ref *static-resources* (list path method))))
-        (lambda () (proc path)))
-      (resource-match/procedure path method)))
+(define (resource-ref uri method)
+  (if (hash-table-exists? *static-resources* (list (uri-path uri) method))
+      (let ((proc (hash-table-ref *static-resources* (list (uri-path uri) method))))
+        (lambda () (proc uri)))
+      (resource-match/procedure uri method)))
 
 (define (add-resource! path proc method)
   (let ((methods (if (list? method) method (list method))))
@@ -174,8 +165,8 @@
              (set! *proc-resources* (cons (list path upcase-method proc) *proc-resources*))
              (hash-table-set! *static-resources*
                               (list
-                               (cond ((string? path) path)
-                                     ((uri-reference? path) (uri->string path))
+                               (cond ((string? path) (uri-path (uri-reference path)))
+                                     ((uri-reference? path) (uri-path path))
                                      (else (abort "unknown path type")))
                                upcase-method) proc))))
      methods)))
@@ -188,7 +179,8 @@
   (handle-directory
    (let ((old-handler (handle-directory)))
      (lambda (path)
-       (cond ((resource-ref path (request-method (current-request)))
+       (cond ((resource-ref (request-uri (current-request))
+                            (request-method (current-request)))
               => (cut run-resource <> path))
              (else (old-handler path)))))))