diff --git a/packages/fast-usdc/src/cli/cli.js b/packages/fast-usdc/src/cli/cli.js
index 69c518783b6..c4504830833 100644
--- a/packages/fast-usdc/src/cli/cli.js
+++ b/packages/fast-usdc/src/cli/cli.js
@@ -69,15 +69,19 @@ export const initProgram = (
       '--eth-seed <seed>',
       'Seed phrase for Ethereum account. CAUTION: Stored unencrypted in file system',
     )
-    .option('--agoric-rpc [url]', 'Agoric RPC endpoint', '127.0.0.1:1317')
-    .option('--noble-api [url]', 'Noble API endpoint', '127.0.0.1:1318')
+    .option(
+      '--agoric-rpc [url]',
+      'Agoric RPC endpoint',
+      'http://127.0.0.1:1317',
+    )
+    .option('--noble-api [url]', 'Noble API endpoint', 'http://127.0.0.1:1318')
     .option(
       '--noble-to-agoric-channel [channel]',
       'Channel ID on Noble for Agoric',
       'channel-21',
     )
-    .option('--noble-rpc [url]', 'Noble RPC endpoint', '127.0.0.1:26657')
-    .option('--eth-rpc [url]', 'Ethereum RPC Endpoint', '127.0.0.1:8545')
+    .option('--noble-rpc [url]', 'Noble RPC endpoint', 'http://127.0.0.1:26657')
+    .option('--eth-rpc [url]', 'Ethereum RPC Endpoint', 'http://127.0.0.1:8545')
     .option(
       '--token-messenger-address [address]',
       'Address of TokenMessenger contract',
diff --git a/packages/fast-usdc/src/util/noble.js b/packages/fast-usdc/src/util/noble.js
index 29759c92cc3..3411c5827d9 100644
--- a/packages/fast-usdc/src/util/noble.js
+++ b/packages/fast-usdc/src/util/noble.js
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export const queryForwardingAccount = async (
    * https://github.com/noble-assets/forwarding/blob/9d7657a/proto/noble/forwarding/v1/query.proto
    * v2.0.0 10 Nov 2024
    */
-  const query = `${nobleApi}/noble/forwarding/v1/address/${nobleToAgoricChannel}/${agoricAddr}`;
+  const query = `${nobleApi}/noble/forwarding/v1/address/${nobleToAgoricChannel}/${encodeURIComponent(agoricAddr)}/`;
   out.log(`querying forward address details from noble api: ${query}`);
   let forwardingAddressRes;
   await null;
diff --git a/packages/fast-usdc/test/cli/cli.test.ts b/packages/fast-usdc/test/cli/cli.test.ts
index 7fcf69f2911..2c98f9207c0 100644
--- a/packages/fast-usdc/test/cli/cli.test.ts
+++ b/packages/fast-usdc/test/cli/cli.test.ts
@@ -145,12 +145,12 @@ test('calls config init with default args', t => {
   t.is(args.shift().path, `${homeDir}config.json`);
   t.deepEqual(args, [
     {
-      agoricRpc: '127.0.0.1:1317',
-      ethRpc: '127.0.0.1:8545',
+      agoricRpc: 'http://127.0.0.1:1317',
+      ethRpc: 'http://127.0.0.1:8545',
       ethSeed: 'bar',
-      nobleRpc: '127.0.0.1:26657',
+      nobleRpc: 'http://127.0.0.1:26657',
       nobleSeed: 'foo',
-      nobleApi: '127.0.0.1:1318',
+      nobleApi: 'http://127.0.0.1:1318',
       nobleToAgoricChannel: 'channel-21',
       tokenMessengerAddress: '0xbd3fa81b58ba92a82136038b25adec7066af3155',
       tokenContractAddress: '0xa0b86991c6218b36c1d19d4a2e9eb0ce3606eb48',
diff --git a/packages/fast-usdc/test/cli/snapshots/cli.test.ts.md b/packages/fast-usdc/test/cli/snapshots/cli.test.ts.md
index 216d315d5bd..a96f75d613c 100644
--- a/packages/fast-usdc/test/cli/snapshots/cli.test.ts.md
+++ b/packages/fast-usdc/test/cli/snapshots/cli.test.ts.md
@@ -76,15 +76,15 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
                                            CAUTION: Stored unencrypted in file␊
                                            system␊
       --agoric-rpc [url]                   Agoric RPC endpoint (default:␊
-                                           "127.0.0.1:1317")␊
+                                           "http://127.0.0.1:1317")␊
       --noble-api [url]                    Noble API endpoint (default:␊
-                                           "127.0.0.1:1318")␊
+                                           "http://127.0.0.1:1318")␊
       --noble-to-agoric-channel [channel]  Channel ID on Noble for Agoric (default:␊
                                            "channel-21")␊
       --noble-rpc [url]                    Noble RPC endpoint (default:␊
-                                           "127.0.0.1:26657")␊
+                                           "http://127.0.0.1:26657")␊
       --eth-rpc [url]                      Ethereum RPC Endpoint (default:␊
-                                           "127.0.0.1:8545")␊
+                                           "http://127.0.0.1:8545")␊
       --token-messenger-address [address]  Address of TokenMessenger contract␊
                                            (default:␊
                                            "0xbd3fa81b58ba92a82136038b25adec7066af3155")␊
diff --git a/packages/fast-usdc/test/cli/snapshots/cli.test.ts.snap b/packages/fast-usdc/test/cli/snapshots/cli.test.ts.snap
index 0e9feb04d4e..c2e3eb0d1bd 100644
Binary files a/packages/fast-usdc/test/cli/snapshots/cli.test.ts.snap and b/packages/fast-usdc/test/cli/snapshots/cli.test.ts.snap differ
diff --git a/packages/fast-usdc/test/cli/transfer.test.ts b/packages/fast-usdc/test/cli/transfer.test.ts
index 896406b4bb4..6c5582d391d 100644
--- a/packages/fast-usdc/test/cli/transfer.test.ts
+++ b/packages/fast-usdc/test/cli/transfer.test.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ test('Transfer registers the noble forwarding account if it does not exist', asy
   });
   const amount = '150';
   const destination = 'dydx1234';
-  const nobleFwdAccountQuery = `${nobleApi}/noble/forwarding/v1/address/${nobleToAgoricChannel}/${agoricSettlementAccount}?EUD=${destination}`;
+  const nobleFwdAccountQuery = `${nobleApi}/noble/forwarding/v1/address/${nobleToAgoricChannel}/${agoricSettlementAccount}${encodeURIComponent('?EUD=')}${destination}/`;
   const fetchMock = makeFetchMock({
     [nobleFwdAccountQuery]: {
       address: 'noble14lwerrcfzkzrv626w49pkzgna4dtga8c5x479h',
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ test('Transfer signs and broadcasts the depositForBurn message on Ethereum', asy
   });
   const amount = '150';
   const destination = 'dydx1234';
-  const nobleFwdAccountQuery = `${nobleApi}/noble/forwarding/v1/address/${nobleToAgoricChannel}/${agoricSettlementAccount}?EUD=${destination}`;
+  const nobleFwdAccountQuery = `${nobleApi}/noble/forwarding/v1/address/${nobleToAgoricChannel}/${agoricSettlementAccount}${encodeURIComponent('?EUD=')}${destination}/`;
   const fetchMock = makeFetchMock({
     [nobleFwdAccountQuery]: {
       address: 'noble14lwerrcfzkzrv626w49pkzgna4dtga8c5x479h',