diff --git a/src/Nest/Nest.csproj b/src/Nest/Nest.csproj
index 0e4ebc7c7f1..5df67ac4c46 100644
--- a/src/Nest/Nest.csproj
+++ b/src/Nest/Nest.csproj
@@ -1096,4 +1096,4 @@
   <Target Name="AfterBuild">
   </Target>
   -->
-</Project>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Nest/Resolvers/Converters/UriJsonConverter.cs b/src/Nest/Resolvers/Converters/UriJsonConverter.cs
index c85e345c6b5..4ca45af1cdb 100644
--- a/src/Nest/Resolvers/Converters/UriJsonConverter.cs
+++ b/src/Nest/Resolvers/Converters/UriJsonConverter.cs
@@ -1,67 +1,68 @@
-namespace Nest
-{
-  using System;
-  using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using System;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
-  /// <summary>
-  /// Converter for converting Uri to String and vica versa
-  /// </summary>
-  /// <remarks>
-  /// Code originated from http://stackoverflow.com/a/8087049/106909
-  /// </remarks>
-  public sealed class UriJsonConverter : JsonConverter
-  {
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Determines whether this instance can convert the specified object type.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="objectType"></param>
-    /// <returns></returns>
-    public override bool CanConvert(Type objectType)
-    {
-      return objectType == typeof(Uri);
-    }
+namespace Nest
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Converter for converting Uri to String and vica versa
+	/// </summary>
+	/// <remarks>
+	/// Code originated from http://stackoverflow.com/a/8087049/106909
+	/// </remarks>
+	[Obsolete("Scheduled to be removed in 2.0")]
+	public sealed class UriJsonConverter : JsonConverter
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Determines whether this instance can convert the specified object type.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="objectType"></param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public override bool CanConvert(Type objectType)
+		{
+			return objectType == typeof(Uri);
+		}
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Reads the JSON representation of the object.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="reader"></param>
-    /// <param name="objectType"></param>
-    /// <param name="existingValue"></param>
-    /// <param name="serializer"></param>
-    /// <returns></returns>
-    public override object ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, object existingValue, JsonSerializer serializer)
-    {
-      if (reader.TokenType == JsonToken.String)
-        return new Uri((string)reader.Value);
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Reads the JSON representation of the object.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="reader"></param>
+		/// <param name="objectType"></param>
+		/// <param name="existingValue"></param>
+		/// <param name="serializer"></param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public override object ReadJson(JsonReader reader, Type objectType, object existingValue, JsonSerializer serializer)
+		{
+			if (reader.TokenType == JsonToken.String)
+				return new Uri((string)reader.Value);
 
-      if (reader.TokenType == JsonToken.Null)
-        return null;
+			if (reader.TokenType == JsonToken.Null)
+				return null;
 
-      throw new InvalidOperationException("Unhandled case for UriConverter. Check to see if this converter has been applied to the wrong serialization type.");
-    }
+			throw new InvalidOperationException("Unhandled case for UriConverter. Check to see if this converter has been applied to the wrong serialization type.");
+		}
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Writes the JSON representation of the object.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="writer"></param>
-    /// <param name="value"></param>
-    /// <param name="serializer"></param>
-    public override void WriteJson(JsonWriter writer, object value, JsonSerializer serializer)
-    {
-      if (null == value)
-      {
-        writer.WriteNull();
-        return;
-      }
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Writes the JSON representation of the object.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="writer"></param>
+		/// <param name="value"></param>
+		/// <param name="serializer"></param>
+		public override void WriteJson(JsonWriter writer, object value, JsonSerializer serializer)
+		{
+			if (null == value)
+			{
+				writer.WriteNull();
+				return;
+			}
 
-      var uriValue = value as Uri;
-      if (uriValue != null)
-      {
-        writer.WriteValue(uriValue.OriginalString);
-        return;
-      }
+			var uriValue = value as Uri;
+			if (uriValue != null)
+			{
+				writer.WriteValue(uriValue.OriginalString);
+				return;
+			}
 
-      throw new InvalidOperationException("Unhandled case for UriConverter. Check to see if this converter has been applied to the wrong serialization type.");
-    }
-  }
+			throw new InvalidOperationException("Unhandled case for UriConverter. Check to see if this converter has been applied to the wrong serialization type.");
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Nest/Resolvers/ElasticContractResolver.cs b/src/Nest/Resolvers/ElasticContractResolver.cs
index 117d81b24f3..a921eef14f9 100644
--- a/src/Nest/Resolvers/ElasticContractResolver.cs
+++ b/src/Nest/Resolvers/ElasticContractResolver.cs
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@ protected override JsonContract CreateContract(Type objectType)
 			else if (objectType == typeof(Facet))
 				contract.Converter = new FacetConverter();
 			
-			else if (objectType == typeof(Uri))
-				contract.Converter = new UriJsonConverter();
-			
 			else if (objectType == typeof(IAggregation))
 				contract.Converter = new AggregationConverter();
 			
diff --git a/src/Tests/Nest.Tests.Unit/Nest.Tests.Unit.csproj b/src/Tests/Nest.Tests.Unit/Nest.Tests.Unit.csproj
index d1522f3a1ec..4e062442fff 100644
--- a/src/Tests/Nest.Tests.Unit/Nest.Tests.Unit.csproj
+++ b/src/Tests/Nest.Tests.Unit/Nest.Tests.Unit.csproj
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@
     <Compile Include="QueryParsers\Visitor\VisitorDemoUseCase.cs" />
     <Compile Include="QueryParsers\Visitor\VisitorTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Reproduce\Reproduce1146Tests.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Reproduce\Reproduce629Tests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Reproduce\Reproduce990Tests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Reproduce\Reproduce974Tests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Reproduce\Reproduce928Tests.cs" />
@@ -1318,4 +1319,4 @@
   <Target Name="AfterBuild">
   </Target>
   -->
-</Project>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Tests/Nest.Tests.Unit/Reproduce/Reproduce629Tests.cs b/src/Tests/Nest.Tests.Unit/Reproduce/Reproduce629Tests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c14cc35fe35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Tests/Nest.Tests.Unit/Reproduce/Reproduce629Tests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+using FluentAssertions;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Nest.Tests.Unit.Reproduce
+{
+	[TestFixture]
+	public class Reproduce629Tests : BaseJsonTests
+	{
+		public class UriSerializationTest
+		{
+			public Uri MyUri { get; set; }
+		}
+
+		[Test]
+		public void DeserializingRelativeUriThrowsException()
+		{
+			var json = @"{""MyUri"":""/relative""}";
+			var stream = new MemoryStream(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(json));
+			var uriTest = _client.Serializer.Deserialize<UriSerializationTest>(stream);
+			uriTest.Should().NotBeNull();
+			uriTest.MyUri.Should().NotBeNull();
+			uriTest.MyUri.IsAbsoluteUri.Should().BeFalse();
+			uriTest.MyUri.OriginalString.Should().Be("/relative");
+		}
+
+		[Test]
+		public void NestSerializesUriAsString()
+		{
+			var uriTest = new UriSerializationTest { MyUri = new Uri("http://localhost:9200") };
+
+			var serialized = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(_client.Serializer.Serialize(uriTest));
+			serialized.JsonEquals(@"{ myUri: ""http://localhost:9200""}");
+
+			var deserialized = _client.Serializer.Deserialize<UriSerializationTest>(new MemoryStream(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(serialized)));
+			deserialized.MyUri.AbsoluteUri.Should().Be("http://localhost:9200/");
+		}
+
+		[Test]
+		public void JsonNetSerializesUriAsString()
+		{
+			var uriTest = new UriSerializationTest { MyUri = new Uri("http://localhost:9200") };
+
+			var serialized = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(uriTest);
+			serialized.JsonEquals(@"{ MyUri: ""http://localhost:9200""}");
+
+			var deserialized = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<UriSerializationTest>(serialized);
+			deserialized.MyUri.AbsoluteUri.Should().Be("http://localhost:9200/");
+		}
+	}
+}
+