diff --git a/inference_schema/parameter_types/pandas_parameter_type.py b/inference_schema/parameter_types/pandas_parameter_type.py
index c22b441..9b40e19 100644
--- a/inference_schema/parameter_types/pandas_parameter_type.py
+++ b/inference_schema/parameter_types/pandas_parameter_type.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from .abstract_parameter_type import AbstractParameterType
 from ._util import get_swagger_for_list, get_swagger_for_nested_dict
 from ._constants import SWAGGER_FORMAT_CONSTANTS
+from io import StringIO
 from warnings import warn
 
 
@@ -78,7 +79,8 @@ def deserialize_input(self, input_data):
         if not isinstance(input_data, list) and not isinstance(input_data, dict):
             raise Exception("Error, unable to convert input of type {} into Pandas Dataframe".format(type(input_data)))
 
-        data_frame = pd.read_json(json.dumps(input_data), orient=self.orient)
+        string_stream = StringIO(json.dumps(input_data))
+        data_frame = pd.read_json(string_stream, orient=self.orient)
 
         if self.apply_column_names:
             data_frame.columns = self.sample_input.columns.copy()
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index bae83d9..36e00a4 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ def pandas_sample_input_int_column_labels():
     return pd.DataFrame(data=pandas_input_data)
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def pandas_sample_input_with_url():
+    pandas_input_data = {'state': ['WA'], 'website': ['http://wa.website.foo']}
+    return pd.DataFrame(data=pandas_input_data)
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def decorated_pandas_func(pandas_sample_input, pandas_sample_output):
     @input_schema('param', PandasParameterType(pandas_sample_input))
@@ -122,7 +128,6 @@ def pandas_split_orient_func(param):
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def decorated_pandas_func_int_column_labels(pandas_sample_input_int_column_labels):
-
     @input_schema('param', PandasParameterType(pandas_sample_input_int_column_labels))
     def pandas_int_column_labels_func(param):
         """
@@ -139,6 +144,23 @@ def pandas_int_column_labels_func(param):
     return pandas_int_column_labels_func
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def decorated_pandas_uri_func(pandas_sample_input_with_url):
+    @input_schema('param', PandasParameterType(pandas_sample_input_with_url))
+    def pandas_url_func(param):
+        """
+
+        :param param:
+        :type param: pd.DataFrame
+        :return:
+        :rtype: string
+        """
+        assert type(param) is pd.DataFrame
+        return param['website'][0]
+
+    return pandas_url_func
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def decorated_spark_func():
     spark_session = SparkSession.builder.config('spark.driver.host', '127.0.0.1').getOrCreate()
diff --git a/tests/test_pandas_parameter_type.py b/tests/test_pandas_parameter_type.py
index 56d9324..0f7b0da 100644
--- a/tests/test_pandas_parameter_type.py
+++ b/tests/test_pandas_parameter_type.py
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ def test_pandas_handling(self, decorated_pandas_func):
         assert '3.0' in version_list
         assert '3.1' in version_list
 
+        pandas_input = {'state': ['WA'], 'url': ['http://fakeurl.com']}
+        result = decorated_pandas_func(pandas_input)
+        assert_frame_equal(result, state)
+
     def test_pandas_orient_handling(self, decorated_pandas_func_split_orient):
         pandas_input = {"columns": ["name", "state"], "index": [0], "data": [["Sarah", "WA"]]}
         state = pd.DataFrame(pd.read_json(json.dumps(pandas_input), orient='split')['state'])
@@ -52,6 +56,17 @@ def test_pandas_int_column_labels(self, decorated_pandas_func_int_column_labels,
         result = decorated_pandas_func_int_column_labels(input)
         assert_frame_equal(result, pandas_sample_input_int_column_labels)
 
+    def test_pandas_url_handling(self, decorated_pandas_uri_func):
+        pandas_input = {'state': ['WA'], 'website': ['http://wa.website.foo']}
+        website = pandas_input['website'][0]
+        result = decorated_pandas_uri_func(pandas_input)
+        assert website == result
+
+        pandas_input = {'state': ['WA'], 'website': ['This is an embedded url: http://wa.website.foo']}
+        website = pandas_input['website'][0]
+        result = decorated_pandas_uri_func(pandas_input)
+        assert website == result
+
 
 class TestNestedType(object):