diff --git a/pybigquery/__init__.py b/pybigquery/__init__.py
index 00b05749..947b72ad 100644
--- a/pybigquery/__init__.py
+++ b/pybigquery/__init__.py
@@ -16,4 +16,3 @@
 # COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
 # IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
 # CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
-
diff --git a/pybigquery/parse_url.py b/pybigquery/parse_url.py
index b9e308f6..879b2cbd 100644
--- a/pybigquery/parse_url.py
+++ b/pybigquery/parse_url.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def parse_boolean(bool_string):
 
 
 def parse_url(url):  # noqa: C901
-    query = url.query
+    query = dict(url.query)
 
     # use_legacy_sql (legacy)
     if 'use_legacy_sql' in query:
diff --git a/pybigquery/sqlalchemy_bigquery.py b/pybigquery/sqlalchemy_bigquery.py
index 8cc0ffd6..4c9ae973 100644
--- a/pybigquery/sqlalchemy_bigquery.py
+++ b/pybigquery/sqlalchemy_bigquery.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 from sqlalchemy.engine.base import Engine
 from sqlalchemy.sql.schema import Column
 from sqlalchemy.sql import elements
+
 import re
 
 from .parse_url import parse_url
@@ -149,11 +150,11 @@ def create_cursor(self):
 
 
 class BigQueryCompiler(SQLCompiler):
-    def __init__(self, dialect, statement, column_keys=None,
-                 inline=False, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, dialect, statement, column_keys=None, **kwargs):
         if isinstance(statement, Column):
             kwargs['compile_kwargs'] = util.immutabledict({'include_table': False})
-        super(BigQueryCompiler, self).__init__(dialect, statement, column_keys, inline, **kwargs)
+        # TODO: handle this change to be compatible for all versions?
+        super(BigQueryCompiler, self).__init__(dialect, statement, column_keys=column_keys, **kwargs)
 
     def visit_select(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """
@@ -291,7 +292,6 @@ class BigQueryDialect(DefaultDialect):
     supports_unicode_statements = True
     supports_unicode_binds = True
     supports_native_decimal = True
-    returns_unicode_strings = True
     description_encoding = None
     supports_native_boolean = True
     supports_simple_order_by_label = True
diff --git a/test/__init__.py b/test/__init__.py
index 00b05749..947b72ad 100644
--- a/test/__init__.py
+++ b/test/__init__.py
@@ -16,4 +16,3 @@
 # COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
 # IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
 # CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
-
diff --git a/test/test_sqlalchemy_bigquery.py b/test/test_sqlalchemy_bigquery.py
index 788efe13..4ba2cc94 100644
--- a/test/test_sqlalchemy_bigquery.py
+++ b/test/test_sqlalchemy_bigquery.py
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ def test_dml(engine, session, table_dml):
         .filter(table_dml.c.string == 'test')\
         .update({'string': 'updated_row'}, synchronize_session=False)
     updated_result = table_dml.select().execute().fetchone()
-    assert updated_result['test_pybigquery.sample_dml_string'] == 'updated_row'
+    assert updated_result['string'] == 'updated_row'
 
     # test delete
     session.query(table_dml).filter(table_dml.c.string == 'updated_row').delete(synchronize_session=False)