diff --git a/src/ape_geth/provider.py b/src/ape_geth/provider.py
index f9548433ea..6c308d254a 100644
--- a/src/ape_geth/provider.py
+++ b/src/ape_geth/provider.py
@@ -252,7 +252,10 @@ def geth_config(self) -> GethConfig:
 
     @property
     def _clean_uri(self) -> str:
-        return str(URL(self.uri).with_user(None).with_password(None))
+        url = URL(self.uri).with_user(None).with_password(None)
+        # If there is a path, hide it but show that you are hiding it.
+        # Use string interpolation to prevent URL-character encoding.
+        return f"{url.with_path('')}/[hidden]" if url.path else f"{url}"
 
     @property
     def ipc_path(self) -> Path: