diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/ruby/api.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/ruby/api.mustache
index ef6aee911e2..a45c3455859 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/ruby/api.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/ruby/api.mustache
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@ class {{classname}}
   basePath = "{{basePath}}"
   # apiInvoker = APIInvoker
 
-  def self.escapeString(string)
-    URI.encode(string.to_s)
-  end
-
 {{#operation}}
 {{newline}}
   # {{summary}}
@@ -34,7 +30,7 @@ class {{classname}}
     }.merge(opts)
 
     #resource path
-    path = "{{path}}".sub('{format}','json'){{#pathParams}}.sub('{' + '{{baseName}}' + '}', escapeString({{paramName}}))
+    path = "{{path}}".sub('{format}','json'){{#pathParams}}.sub('{' + '{{baseName}}' + '}', {{paramName}}.to_s)
     {{/pathParams}}{{newline}}
     
     # pull querystring keys from options
diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/ruby/swagger/request.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/ruby/swagger/request.mustache
index fb1c57298bb..fbd70eeb9f5 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/ruby/swagger/request.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/ruby/swagger/request.mustache
@@ -74,11 +74,6 @@ module Swagger
     def interpreted_path
       p = self.path.dup
 
-      # Fill in the path params
-      self.params.each_pair do |key, value|
-        p = p.gsub("{#{key}}", value.to_s)
-      end
-
       # Stick a .{format} placeholder into the path if there isn't
       # one already or an actual format like json or xml
       # e.g. /words/blah => /words.{format}/blah
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/ruby/lib/pet_api.rb b/samples/client/petstore/ruby/lib/pet_api.rb
index 3adc80d9a31..8bb98d4efb1 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/ruby/lib/pet_api.rb
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/ruby/lib/pet_api.rb
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@ class PetApi
   basePath = "http://petstore.swagger.io/v2"
   # apiInvoker = APIInvoker
 
-  def self.escapeString(string)
-    URI.encode(string.to_s)
-  end
-
 
   # Update an existing pet
   # 
@@ -266,7 +262,7 @@ class PetApi
     }.merge(opts)
 
     #resource path
-    path = "/pet/{petId}".sub('{format}','json').sub('{' + 'petId' + '}', escapeString(pet_id))
+    path = "/pet/{petId}".sub('{format}','json').sub('{' + 'petId' + '}', pet_id.to_s)
     
     
     # pull querystring keys from options
@@ -321,7 +317,7 @@ class PetApi
     }.merge(opts)
 
     #resource path
-    path = "/pet/{petId}".sub('{format}','json').sub('{' + 'petId' + '}', escapeString(pet_id))
+    path = "/pet/{petId}".sub('{format}','json').sub('{' + 'petId' + '}', pet_id.to_s)
     
     
     # pull querystring keys from options
@@ -375,7 +371,7 @@ class PetApi
     }.merge(opts)
 
     #resource path
-    path = "/pet/{petId}".sub('{format}','json').sub('{' + 'petId' + '}', escapeString(pet_id))
+    path = "/pet/{petId}".sub('{format}','json').sub('{' + 'petId' + '}', pet_id.to_s)
     
     
     # pull querystring keys from options
@@ -429,7 +425,7 @@ class PetApi
     }.merge(opts)
 
     #resource path
-    path = "/pet/{petId}/uploadImage".sub('{format}','json').sub('{' + 'petId' + '}', escapeString(pet_id))
+    path = "/pet/{petId}/uploadImage".sub('{format}','json').sub('{' + 'petId' + '}', pet_id.to_s)
     
     
     # pull querystring keys from options
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/ruby/lib/store_api.rb b/samples/client/petstore/ruby/lib/store_api.rb
index bbf48db1edf..bb1ece99f3c 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/ruby/lib/store_api.rb
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/ruby/lib/store_api.rb
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@ class StoreApi
   basePath = "http://petstore.swagger.io/v2"
   # apiInvoker = APIInvoker
 
-  def self.escapeString(string)
-    URI.encode(string.to_s)
-  end
-
 
   # Returns pet inventories by status
   # Returns a map of status codes to quantities
@@ -145,7 +141,7 @@ class StoreApi
     }.merge(opts)
 
     #resource path
-    path = "/store/order/{orderId}".sub('{format}','json').sub('{' + 'orderId' + '}', escapeString(order_id))
+    path = "/store/order/{orderId}".sub('{format}','json').sub('{' + 'orderId' + '}', order_id.to_s)
     
     
     # pull querystring keys from options
@@ -196,7 +192,7 @@ class StoreApi
     }.merge(opts)
 
     #resource path
-    path = "/store/order/{orderId}".sub('{format}','json').sub('{' + 'orderId' + '}', escapeString(order_id))
+    path = "/store/order/{orderId}".sub('{format}','json').sub('{' + 'orderId' + '}', order_id.to_s)
     
     
     # pull querystring keys from options
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/ruby/lib/swagger/request.rb b/samples/client/petstore/ruby/lib/swagger/request.rb
index fb1c57298bb..fbd70eeb9f5 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/ruby/lib/swagger/request.rb
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/ruby/lib/swagger/request.rb
@@ -74,11 +74,6 @@ module Swagger
     def interpreted_path
       p = self.path.dup
 
-      # Fill in the path params
-      self.params.each_pair do |key, value|
-        p = p.gsub("{#{key}}", value.to_s)
-      end
-
       # Stick a .{format} placeholder into the path if there isn't
       # one already or an actual format like json or xml
       # e.g. /words/blah => /words.{format}/blah
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/ruby/lib/user_api.rb b/samples/client/petstore/ruby/lib/user_api.rb
index 6de9535f1af..90b12ef1308 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/ruby/lib/user_api.rb
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/ruby/lib/user_api.rb
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@ class UserApi
   basePath = "http://petstore.swagger.io/v2"
   # apiInvoker = APIInvoker
 
-  def self.escapeString(string)
-    URI.encode(string.to_s)
-  end
-
 
   # Create user
   # This can only be done by the logged in user.
@@ -332,7 +328,7 @@ class UserApi
     }.merge(opts)
 
     #resource path
-    path = "/user/{username}".sub('{format}','json').sub('{' + 'username' + '}', escapeString(username))
+    path = "/user/{username}".sub('{format}','json').sub('{' + 'username' + '}', username.to_s)
     
     
     # pull querystring keys from options
@@ -385,7 +381,7 @@ class UserApi
     }.merge(opts)
 
     #resource path
-    path = "/user/{username}".sub('{format}','json').sub('{' + 'username' + '}', escapeString(username))
+    path = "/user/{username}".sub('{format}','json').sub('{' + 'username' + '}', username.to_s)
     
     
     # pull querystring keys from options
@@ -455,7 +451,7 @@ class UserApi
     }.merge(opts)
 
     #resource path
-    path = "/user/{username}".sub('{format}','json').sub('{' + 'username' + '}', escapeString(username))
+    path = "/user/{username}".sub('{format}','json').sub('{' + 'username' + '}', username.to_s)
     
     
     # pull querystring keys from options
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/ruby/spec/pet_spec.rb b/samples/client/petstore/ruby/spec/pet_spec.rb
index 175cb01681e..2a715f8b8eb 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/ruby/spec/pet_spec.rb
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/ruby/spec/pet_spec.rb
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ describe "Store" do
   end
 
   it "should fetch an order" do
-    item = StoreApi.getOrderById(2)
-    item.id.should == 2
+    item = StoreApi.getOrderById(5)
+    item.id.should == 5
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/ruby/spec/request_spec.rb b/samples/client/petstore/ruby/spec/request_spec.rb
index 015f04c7db4..61389eddc9c 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/ruby/spec/request_spec.rb
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/ruby/spec/request_spec.rb
@@ -73,20 +73,18 @@ describe Swagger::Request do
   describe "path" do
 
     it "accounts for a total absence of format in the path string" do
-      @request = Swagger::Request.new(:get, "/word.{format}/{word}/entries", @default_params.merge({
+      @request = Swagger::Request.new(:get, "/word.{format}/cat/entries", @default_params.merge({
         :format => "xml",
         :params => {
-          :word => "cat"
         }
       }))
       @request.url.should == "http://petstore.swagger.io/v2/word.xml/cat/entries"
     end
 
-    it "does string substitution on path params" do
-      @request = Swagger::Request.new(:get, "/word.{format}/{word}/entries", @default_params.merge({
+    it "does string substitution (format) on path params" do
+      @request = Swagger::Request.new(:get, "/word.{format}/cat/entries", @default_params.merge({
         :format => "xml",
         :params => {
-          :word => "cat"
         }
       }))
       @request.url.should == "http://petstore.swagger.io/v2/word.xml/cat/entries"
@@ -123,7 +121,7 @@ describe Swagger::Request do
     end
 
     it "URI encodes the path" do
-      @request = Swagger::Request.new(:get, "word.{format}/{word}/definitions", @default_params.merge({
+      @request = Swagger::Request.new(:get, "word.{format}/bill gates/definitions", @default_params.merge({
         :params => {
           :word => "bill gates"
         }
@@ -200,4 +198,4 @@ describe Swagger::Request do
 
   end
 
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/ruby/spec/store_spec.rb b/samples/client/petstore/ruby/spec/store_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0d3233ee558
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/ruby/spec/store_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe "Store" do
+  before do
+    Swagger.configure do |config|
+      config.api_key = 'special-key' 
+      config.host = 'petstore.swagger.io'
+      config.base_path = '/v2'
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "should fetch an order" do
+    item = StoreApi.getOrderById(5)
+    item.id.should == 5
+  end
+end