diff --git a/packages/validators/src/__tests__/url.test.ts b/packages/validators/src/__tests__/url.test.ts
index fad1d8e..e804502 100644
--- a/packages/validators/src/__tests__/url.test.ts
+++ b/packages/validators/src/__tests__/url.test.ts
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ describe('UrlValidatorOptions.parsePathname', () => {
 
   it('should fallback to fallbackUrl if it is provided', () => {
     const pathname = validator.parsePathname('https://b.com/hello', 'bye')
-    expect(pathname).toStrictEqual('bye')
+    expect(pathname).toStrictEqual('/bye')
   })
 })
 
diff --git a/packages/validators/src/url/index.ts b/packages/validators/src/url/index.ts
index 7ca7df4..abd8139 100644
--- a/packages/validators/src/url/index.ts
+++ b/packages/validators/src/url/index.ts
@@ -63,22 +63,21 @@ export class UrlValidator {
    * Parses a URL string with a fallback option.
    *
    * @param url - The URL to validate
-   * @param fallbackUrl - The fallback URL to return if the URL is invalid. This is NOT validated.
+   * @param fallbackUrl - The fallback URL to return if the URL is invalid.
    * @throws {@link UrlValidationError} if the URL is invalid and fallbackUrl is not provided.
    * @returns The URL object if the URL is valid, else the fallbackUrl (if provided).
    *
    * @public
    */
-  parse<T extends string | URL>(url: string, fallbackUrl: T): URL | T
+  parse(url: string, fallbackUrl: string | URL): URL
   parse(url: string): URL
   parse(url: string, fallbackUrl: undefined): URL
-  parse<T extends string | URL>(url: string, fallbackUrl?: T): URL | T {
+  parse(url: string, fallbackUrl?: string | URL): URL {
     try {
       return this.#parse(url)
     } catch (error) {
       if (error instanceof UrlValidationError && fallbackUrl !== undefined) {
         // URL validation failed, return the fallback URL
-        // This is NOT validated.
         return this.#parse(fallbackUrl instanceof URL ? fallbackUrl.href : fallbackUrl)
       }
       // otherwise rethrow
@@ -90,16 +89,16 @@ export class UrlValidator {
    * Parses a URL string and returns the pathname with a fallback option.
    *
    * @param url - The URL to validate and extract pathname from
-   * @param fallbackUrl - The fallback URL to use if the URL is invalid. This is NOT validated.
+   * @param fallbackUrl - The fallback URL to use if the URL is invalid.
    * @throws {@link UrlValidationError} if the URL is invalid and fallbackUrl is not provided.
    * @returns The pathname of the URL or the fallback URL
    *
    * @public
    */
-  parsePathname<T extends string | URL>(url: string, fallbackUrl: T): string
+  parsePathname(url: string, fallbackUrl: string | URL): string
   parsePathname(url: string): string
   parsePathname(url: string, fallbackUrl: undefined): string
-  parsePathname<T extends string | URL>(url: string, fallbackUrl?: T): string {
+  parsePathname(url: string, fallbackUrl?: string | URL): string {
     const parsedUrl = fallbackUrl ? this.parse(url, fallbackUrl) : this.parse(url)
     if (parsedUrl instanceof URL) return parsedUrl.pathname
     return parsedUrl