diff --git a/jsonapi/control_uri.go b/jsonapi/control_uri.go
index 74a5607..47aa651 100644
--- a/jsonapi/control_uri.go
+++ b/jsonapi/control_uri.go
@@ -16,19 +16,30 @@ type ControlURI struct {
 }
 
 func (u *ControlURI) UnmarshalText(text []byte) error {
-	if len(text) == 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Control URI should not be empty.")
-	}
-	if text[len(text)-1] == '/' {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Control URI should not contains trailing slash.")
-	}
-	if a, err := url.ParseRequestURI(string(text[:])); err != nil {
+	if a, err := ParseControlURI(string(text[:])); err != nil {
 		return err
 	} else {
-		u.URL = *a
+		*u = *a
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
 func (u ControlURI) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	return json.Marshal(u.String())
 }
+
+func ParseControlURI(text string) (*ControlURI, error) {
+	if len(text) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Control URI should not be empty.")
+	}
+	if text[len(text)-1] == '/' {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Control URI should not contains trailing slash.")
+	}
+	if u, err := url.ParseRequestURI(text); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	} else {
+		return &ControlURI{
+			URL: *u,
+		}, nil
+	}
+}
diff --git a/jsonapi_test/control_uri_test.go b/jsonapi_test/control_uri_test.go
index 6ad570f..572453f 100644
--- a/jsonapi_test/control_uri_test.go
+++ b/jsonapi_test/control_uri_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 package jsonapi_test
 
 import (
+	"net/url"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/nextmn/json-api/jsonapi"
@@ -31,4 +32,10 @@ func TestControlURI(t *testing.T) {
 	if err := u.UnmarshalText([]byte("http://[fd00::1]:8000")); err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("URI with an IPv6 address and a port should be accepted")
 	}
+
+	u.UnmarshalText([]byte("http://example.org"))
+	cmp, _ := url.ParseRequestURI("http://example.org")
+	if u.URL != *cmp {
+		t.Errorf("Valid ControlURI should be unmarshaled the same as ParseRequestURI does")
+	}
 }
diff --git a/jsonapi_test/message_with_error_test.go b/jsonapi_test/message_with_error_test.go
index cbf7821..0a8de67 100644
--- a/jsonapi_test/message_with_error_test.go
+++ b/jsonapi_test/message_with_error_test.go
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ func TestMessageWithError(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Could not marshal MessageWithError to json")
 	}
-	fmt.Println(string(j1))
 
 	if !bytes.Equal(j1, j2) {
 		t.Errorf("Result of marshaling MessageWithError to json is incorrect")