diff --git a/src/bosh_azure_cpi/lib/cloud/azure.rb b/src/bosh_azure_cpi/lib/cloud/azure.rb
index cdf4540c1..784edbbd1 100644
--- a/src/bosh_azure_cpi/lib/cloud/azure.rb
+++ b/src/bosh_azure_cpi/lib/cloud/azure.rb
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ module AzureCloud; end
 require 'cloud/azure/telemetry/telemetry_event_handler'
 require 'cloud/azure/telemetry/wire_client'
 
+require 'monkey_patches/uri_monkey_patch'
+Bosh::AzureCloud::URIMonkeyPatch.apply_patch
+
 module Bosh
   module Clouds
     Azure = Bosh::AzureCloud::Cloud
diff --git a/src/bosh_azure_cpi/spec/unit/monkey_patches/uri_monkey_patch_spec.rb b/src/bosh_azure_cpi/spec/unit/monkey_patches/uri_monkey_patch_spec.rb
index ab16b5d3c..8c1f2a66b 100644
--- a/src/bosh_azure_cpi/spec/unit/monkey_patches/uri_monkey_patch_spec.rb
+++ b/src/bosh_azure_cpi/spec/unit/monkey_patches/uri_monkey_patch_spec.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 describe Bosh::AzureCloud::URIMonkeyPatch do
   describe '.apply_patch' do
     context 'when URI does not have an escape method' do
+      before { URI.instance_eval { undef :escape } }
+
       it 'should add the escape function' do
         expect { URI.method(:escape) }.to raise_error(NameError)
         expect { Bosh::AzureCloud::URIMonkeyPatch.apply_patch }.not_to raise_error