diff --git a/lbry/blockchain/database.py b/lbry/blockchain/database.py
index 66709b82b..4cf73079c 100644
--- a/lbry/blockchain/database.py
+++ b/lbry/blockchain/database.py
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ FILES = [
 
 def make_short_url(r):
     try:
-        return f'{normalize_name(r["name"].decode())}#{r["shortestID"] or r["claimID"][::-1].hex()[0]}'
+        # fixme: we describe it as normalized but the old SDK didnt do that
+        return f'{r["name"].decode()}#{r["shortestID"] or r["claimID"][::-1].hex()[0]}'
     except UnicodeDecodeError:
         # print(f'failed making short url due to name parse error for claim_id: {r["claimID"][::-1].hex()}')
         return "INVALID NAME"
diff --git a/tests/integration/blockchain/test_blockchain.py b/tests/integration/blockchain/test_blockchain.py
index c2f9b6ebd..c25e8cc61 100644
--- a/tests/integration/blockchain/test_blockchain.py
+++ b/tests/integration/blockchain/test_blockchain.py
@@ -947,6 +947,19 @@ class TestGeneralBlockchainSync(SyncingBlockchainTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(claim.take_over_height, 103)
         self.assertTrue(claim.is_controlling)
 
+    async def test_uris_and_uppercase(self):
+        # fixme: this is a bug but its how the old SDK expects it (non-normalized URIs)
+        # to be decided if we are going to ignore it or how its used today
+        chan_ab = await self.get_claim(
+            await self.create_claim(claim_id_startswith='ab', is_channel=True, name="@Chá"))
+        await self.create_claim(claim_id_startswith='cd', sign=chan_ab, name="Hortelã")
+        await self.generate(1)
+
+        resolutions = Outputs.from_base64(await self.db.protobuf_resolve(["Hortelã"]))
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(resolutions.txos))
+        claim = resolutions.txos[0].claim
+        self.assertEqual("@Chá#a/Hortelã#c", claim.canonical_url)
+        self.assertEqual("Hortelã#c", claim.short_url)
 
 
 class TestClaimtrieSync(SyncingBlockchainTestCase):