diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 018d269..988ef47 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,7 +1,19 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.4.1](https://github.com/kmwoley/restic-windows-backup/tree/1.4.1) (2021-05-29)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/kmwoley/restic-windows-backup/compare/1.4...1.4.1)
+
+Bugfix release.
+
+## Fixes
+- Improved URL parsing so that the internet connectivity check works if the URL doesn't provide a protocol
+- Add PowerShell 7.1 support to internet connectivity check
+
+## Enhancements
+- Setting $InternetTestAttempts to 0 will now bypass the internet connectivity checks entirely
+
 ## [1.4](https://github.com/kmwoley/restic-windows-backup/tree/1.4) (2021-02-24)
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/kmwoley/restic-windows-backup/compare/1.3...HEAD)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/kmwoley/restic-windows-backup/compare/1.3...1.4)
 
 Moved to using Restic's inbuilt filesystem shadow copy creation (VSS).
 
diff --git a/backup.ps1 b/backup.ps1
index b98dc2e..4243f53 100644
--- a/backup.ps1
+++ b/backup.ps1
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ function Invoke-Backup {
         # Build the new list of folders from settings (if there are any)
         $folder_list = New-Object System.Collections.Generic.List[System.Object]
         ForEach ($path in $item.Value) {
-            $p = Join-Path $root_path $path
+            $p = '"{0}"' -f ((Join-Path $root_path $path) -replace "\\$")
             $folder_list.Add($p)
         }
 
@@ -209,9 +209,15 @@ function Send-Email {
 
 function Invoke-ConnectivityCheck {
     Param($SuccessLog, $ErrorLog)
+    
+    if($InternetTestAttempts -le 0) {
+        Write-Output "[[Internet]] Internet connectivity check disabled. Skipping." | Tee-Object -Append $SuccessLog    
+        return $true
+    }
+
     # skip the internet connectivity check for local repos
     if(Test-Path $env:RESTIC_REPOSITORY) {
-        Write-Output "[[Internet]] Skipping internet connectivity check." | Tee-Object -Append $SuccessLog    
+        Write-Output "[[Internet]] Local repository. Skipping internet connectivity check." | Tee-Object -Append $SuccessLog    
         return $true
     }
 
@@ -233,9 +239,13 @@ function Invoke-ConnectivityCheck {
     }
     else {
         # parse connection string for hostname
-        #   Uri parser doesn't handle leading connection type info (s3:, sftp:, rest:)
+        # Uri parser doesn't handle leading connection type info (s3:, sftp:, rest:)
         $connection_string = $env:RESTIC_REPOSITORY -replace "^s3:" -replace "^sftp:" -replace "^rest:"
-        $repository_host = ([System.Uri]$connection_string).host
+        if(-not ($connection_string -match "://")) {
+            # Uri parser expects to have a protocol. Add 'https://' to make it parse correctly.
+            $connection_string = "https://" + $connection_string
+        }
+        $repository_host = ([System.Uri]$connection_string).DnsSafeHost
     }
 
     if([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($repository_host)) {
@@ -256,7 +266,7 @@ function Invoke-ConnectivityCheck {
             Write-Output "[[Internet]] Waiting for internet connectivity... $sleep_count" | Tee-Object -Append $SuccessLog
             Start-Sleep 30
         }
-        elseif(!(Test-Connection -Server $repository_host -Quiet)) {
+        elseif(!(Test-Connection -ComputerName $repository_host -Quiet)) {
             Write-Output "[[Internet]] Waiting for connection to repository ($repository_host)... $sleep_count" | Tee-Object -Append $SuccessLog
             Start-Sleep 30
         }