diff --git a/core/src/main/com/sinch/sdk/core/http/URLPathUtils.java b/core/src/main/com/sinch/sdk/core/http/URLPathUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..14996bcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/com/sinch/sdk/core/http/URLPathUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package com.sinch.sdk.core.http;
+
+import com.sinch.sdk.core.utils.StringUtil;
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
+
+public class URLPathUtils {
+
+  public static String encodePathSegment(String segment) {
+
+    System.out.println("jpp segment: " + segment);
+
+    if (StringUtil.isEmpty(segment)) {
+      return "";
+    }
+    URI uri;
+    try {
+      uri = new URI("foo", "foo", "/" + segment, null);
+    } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
+      throw new RuntimeException(e);
+    }
+    return uri.getRawPath().substring(1);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/sample-app/src/main/java/com/sinch/sample/verification/status/GetByReference.java b/sample-app/src/main/java/com/sinch/sample/verification/status/GetByReference.java
index 6bff328a..6072bf02 100644
--- a/sample-app/src/main/java/com/sinch/sample/verification/status/GetByReference.java
+++ b/sample-app/src/main/java/com/sinch/sample/verification/status/GetByReference.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public void run() {
 
     String reference = "a reference";
 
-    LOGGER.info("Get status by reference for  : " + reference);
+    LOGGER.info("Get status by reference for: '" + reference + "'");
 
     VerificationReport response = client.verification().status().getByReference(reference);
     LOGGER.info("Response :" + response);