diff --git a/mrok/proxy/app.py b/mrok/proxy/app.py
index 8a54b8c..e441a8c 100644
--- a/mrok/proxy/app.py
+++ b/mrok/proxy/app.py
@@ -174,11 +174,10 @@ def _merge_x_forwarded(self, headers: list[tuple[bytes, bytes]], scope: Scope) -
     def _format_path(self, scope: Scope) -> str:
         path = scope.get("raw_path")
         if path:
-            return path.decode()
+            path = path.decode()
         else:
             path = scope.get("path", "/")
         q = scope.get("query_string", b"")
-        path = scope.get("path", "/")
         path_qs = path
         if q:
             path_qs += "?" + q.decode()