diff --git a/src/main/java/com/networknt/schema/BaseJsonValidator.java b/src/main/java/com/networknt/schema/BaseJsonValidator.java
index 69459730c..09b44bc78 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/networknt/schema/BaseJsonValidator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/networknt/schema/BaseJsonValidator.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ private static JsonSchema obtainSubSchemaNode(final JsonNode schemaNode, final V
         else {
         	final URI uri;
             try {
-                uri = validationContext.getJsonSchemaFactory().getURIFactory().create(node.textValue());
+                uri = validationContext.getURIFactory().create(node.textValue());
             } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
                 return null;
             }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/networknt/schema/JsonSchema.java b/src/main/java/com/networknt/schema/JsonSchema.java
index 9eea10d2a..642ebdd4b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/networknt/schema/JsonSchema.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/networknt/schema/JsonSchema.java
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ private URI combineCurrentUriWithIds(URI currentUri, JsonNode schemaNode) {
         return currentUri;
       } else {
         try {
-          return this.validationContext.getJsonSchemaFactory().getURIFactory().create(currentUri, idNode.asText());
+          return this.validationContext.getURIFactory().create(currentUri, idNode.asText());
         } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
           throw new JsonSchemaException(ValidationMessage.of(ValidatorTypeCode.ID.getValue(), ValidatorTypeCode.ID, idNode.asText(), currentUri.toString()));
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/networknt/schema/JsonSchemaFactory.java b/src/main/java/com/networknt/schema/JsonSchemaFactory.java
index 7c1b2d5ae..f5a264a5f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/networknt/schema/JsonSchemaFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/networknt/schema/JsonSchemaFactory.java
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ private JsonSchema newJsonSchema(final URI schemaUri, final JsonNode schemaNode,
 
     protected ValidationContext createValidationContext(final JsonNode schemaNode) {
         final JsonMetaSchema jsonMetaSchema = findMetaSchemaForSchema(schemaNode);
-        return new ValidationContext(jsonMetaSchema, this);
+        return new ValidationContext(this.uriFactory, jsonMetaSchema, this);
     }
 
     private JsonMetaSchema findMetaSchemaForSchema(final JsonNode schemaNode) {
@@ -246,10 +246,6 @@ private JsonMetaSchema findMetaSchemaForSchema(final JsonNode schemaNode) {
         return jsonMetaSchema;
     }
 	
-	public URIFactory getURIFactory() {
-        return this.uriFactory;
-    }
-    
     public JsonSchema getSchema(final String schema, final SchemaValidatorsConfig config) {
         try {
             final JsonNode schemaNode = mapper.readTree(schema);
@@ -286,7 +282,7 @@ public JsonSchema getSchema(final URI schemaUri, final SchemaValidatorsConfig co
             
             final URI mappedUri;
             try {
-                mappedUri = URI.create(map.getOrDefault(schemaUri.toString(), schemaUri.toString()));
+                mappedUri = this.uriFactory.create(map.getOrDefault(schemaUri.toString(), schemaUri.toString()));
             } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
                 logger.error("Failed to create URI.", e);
                 throw new JsonSchemaException(e);
@@ -297,7 +293,7 @@ public JsonSchema getSchema(final URI schemaUri, final SchemaValidatorsConfig co
                 final JsonMetaSchema jsonMetaSchema = findMetaSchemaForSchema(schemaNode);
 
                 if (idMatchesSourceUri(jsonMetaSchema, schemaNode, schemaUri)) {
-                    return new JsonSchema(new ValidationContext(jsonMetaSchema, this), mappedUri, schemaNode, true /*retrieved via id, resolving will not change anything*/);
+                    return new JsonSchema(new ValidationContext(this.uriFactory, jsonMetaSchema, this), mappedUri, schemaNode, true /*retrieved via id, resolving will not change anything*/);
                 }
 
                 return newJsonSchema(mappedUri, schemaNode, config);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/networknt/schema/RefValidator.java b/src/main/java/com/networknt/schema/RefValidator.java
index 4c2ca0943..6e268143c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/networknt/schema/RefValidator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/networknt/schema/RefValidator.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static JsonSchema getRefSchema(JsonSchema parentSchema, ValidationContext valida
             
             // This will determine the correct absolute uri for the refUri. This decision will take into
             // account the current uri of the parent schema.
-            URI schemaUri = determineSchemaUri(validationContext.getJsonSchemaFactory().getURIFactory(), parentSchema, refUri);
+            URI schemaUri = determineSchemaUri(validationContext.getURIFactory(), parentSchema, refUri);
             if (schemaUri == null) {
               return null;
             }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/networknt/schema/ValidationContext.java b/src/main/java/com/networknt/schema/ValidationContext.java
index fee5e63a7..5638bdad2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/networknt/schema/ValidationContext.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/networknt/schema/ValidationContext.java
@@ -17,19 +17,25 @@
 package com.networknt.schema;
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+import com.networknt.schema.uri.URIFactory;
 
 public class ValidationContext {
+    private final URIFactory uriFactory;
     private final JsonMetaSchema metaSchema;
     private final JsonSchemaFactory jsonSchemaFactory;
     private SchemaValidatorsConfig config;
     
-    public ValidationContext(JsonMetaSchema metaSchema, JsonSchemaFactory jsonSchemaFactory) {
+    public ValidationContext(URIFactory uriFactory, JsonMetaSchema metaSchema, JsonSchemaFactory jsonSchemaFactory) {
+        if (uriFactory == null) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("URIFactory must not be null");
+        }
         if (metaSchema == null) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("JsonMetaSchema must not be null");
         }
         if (jsonSchemaFactory == null) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("JsonSchemaFactory must not be null");
         }
+        this.uriFactory = uriFactory;
         this.metaSchema = metaSchema;
         this.jsonSchemaFactory = jsonSchemaFactory;
     }
@@ -39,6 +45,10 @@ public JsonValidator newValidator(String schemaPath, String keyword /* keyword *
         return metaSchema.newValidator(this, schemaPath, keyword, schemaNode, parentSchema);
     }
     
+    public URIFactory getURIFactory() {
+        return this.uriFactory;
+    }
+    
     public JsonSchemaFactory getJsonSchemaFactory() {
         return jsonSchemaFactory;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/networknt/schema/uri/URISchemeFetcher.java b/src/main/java/com/networknt/schema/uri/URISchemeFetcher.java
index a390c0f5f..60b43f6f4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/networknt/schema/uri/URISchemeFetcher.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/networknt/schema/uri/URISchemeFetcher.java
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ public Map<String, URIFetcher> getURIFetchers() {
    */
   public InputStream fetch(final URI uri) throws IOException {
     final URIFetcher uriFetcher = this.uriFetchers.get(uri.getScheme());
-	if (uriFetcher == null) {
+    if (uriFetcher == null) {
       throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.format("Unsupported URI scheme encountered: %s", uri.getScheme()));
-	}
+    }
     return uriFetcher.fetch(uri);
   }
 }