diff --git a/src/__tests__/paginate.repository.spec.ts b/src/__tests__/paginate.repository.spec.ts
index a1c93a9..3ef133b 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/paginate.repository.spec.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/paginate.repository.spec.ts
@@ -316,6 +316,31 @@ describe('Test paginate function', () => {
     );
   });
 
+
+  it('replaces page and limit params if present in route', async () => {
+    const mockRepository = new MockRepository(10);
+
+    const consoleMock = jest
+      .spyOn(console, 'warn')
+      .mockImplementationOnce(() => {});
+
+    const results = await paginate<Entity>(mockRepository, {
+      limit: 4,
+      page: 2,
+      route: 'http://example.com/something?page=32&limit=100',
+    });
+
+    expect(results.items.length).toBe(4);
+    expect(results.links?.first).toBe('http://example.com/something?limit=4');
+    expect(results.links?.previous).toBe('http://example.com/something?page=1&limit=4');
+    expect(results.links?.next).toBe(
+      'http://example.com/something?page=3&limit=4',
+    );
+    expect(results.links?.last).toBe(
+      'http://example.com/something?page=3&limit=4',
+    );
+  });
+
   it('Can pass FindConditions', async () => {
     const mockRepository = new MockRepository(2);
 
diff --git a/src/create-pagination.ts b/src/create-pagination.ts
index 4e01eb1..9e8d17e 100644
--- a/src/create-pagination.ts
+++ b/src/create-pagination.ts
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ export function createPaginationObject<
     route && totalItems !== undefined && currentPage < totalPages;
   const hasLastPage = route && totalItems !== undefined && totalPages > 0;
 
-  const symbol = route && new RegExp(/\?/).test(route) ? '&' : '?';
-
   const limitLabel =
     routingLabels && routingLabels.limitLabel
       ? routingLabels.limitLabel
@@ -45,22 +43,21 @@ export function createPaginationObject<
   const pageLabel =
     routingLabels && routingLabels.pageLabel ? routingLabels.pageLabel : 'page';
 
+  const isAbsoluteRoute = URL.canParse(route)
+  const baseUrl = new URL(route, 'https://example.test')
+
   const routes: IPaginationLinks =
     totalItems !== undefined
       ? {
-          first: hasFirstPage ? `${route}${symbol}${limitLabel}=${limit}` : '',
+          first: hasFirstPage ? buildPageUrl(baseUrl, {page: 0, pageLabel, limitLabel, limit, isRelative: !isAbsoluteRoute }) : '',
           previous: hasPreviousPage
-            ? `${route}${symbol}${pageLabel}=${
-                currentPage - 1
-              }&${limitLabel}=${limit}`
+            ? buildPageUrl(baseUrl, { page: currentPage - 1, pageLabel, limit, limitLabel, isRelative: !isAbsoluteRoute})
             : '',
           next: hasNextPage
-            ? `${route}${symbol}${pageLabel}=${
-                currentPage + 1
-              }&${limitLabel}=${limit}`
+            ? buildPageUrl(baseUrl, { page: currentPage + 1, pageLabel, limit, limitLabel, isRelative: !isAbsoluteRoute})
             : '',
           last: hasLastPage
-            ? `${route}${symbol}${pageLabel}=${totalPages}&${limitLabel}=${limit}`
+            ? buildPageUrl(baseUrl, { page: totalPages, pageLabel, limit, limitLabel, isRelative: !isAbsoluteRoute})
             : '',
         }
       : undefined;
@@ -85,3 +82,14 @@ export function createPaginationObject<
   // @ts-ignore
   return new Pagination<T, CustomMetaType>(items, meta, links);
 }
+
+function buildPageUrl(base: URL, params: { pageLabel: string, page: number, limitLabel: string, limit: number, isRelative: boolean}): string {
+  const workingUrl = new URL(base);
+  if (params.page < 1) {
+    workingUrl.searchParams.delete(params.pageLabel)
+  } else {
+    workingUrl.searchParams.set(params.pageLabel, params.page.toString())
+  }
+  workingUrl.searchParams.set(params.limitLabel, params.limit.toString())
+  return params.isRelative ? `${workingUrl.pathname}${workingUrl.search}${workingUrl.hash}` : workingUrl.toString();
+}
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