diff --git a/src/gino/dialects/asyncpg.py b/src/gino/dialects/asyncpg.py
index f7e2fefb..795f8d9b 100644
--- a/src/gino/dialects/asyncpg.py
+++ b/src/gino/dialects/asyncpg.py
@@ -245,14 +245,9 @@ def __init__(self, *pargs, **kwargs):
                 self.baked_queries = {}
 
         args.update(
-            loop=self._loop,
-            host=self._url.host,
-            port=self._url.port,
-            user=self._url.username,
-            database=self._url.database,
-            password=self._url.password,
-            connection_class=Connection,
+            connection_class=Connection, dsn=str(self._url), loop=self._loop,
         )
+
         if self._prebake and self._bakery:
             self._init_hook = args.pop("init", None)
             args["init"] = self._bake
diff --git a/src/gino/strategies.py b/src/gino/strategies.py
index eeb1cd85..63bee32b 100644
--- a/src/gino/strategies.py
+++ b/src/gino/strategies.py
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import asyncio
 from copy import copy
 
-from sqlalchemy.engine import url
 from sqlalchemy import util
+from sqlalchemy.engine.url import make_url
 from sqlalchemy.engine.strategies import EngineStrategy
 
 from .engine import GinoEngine
+from .dialects.asyncpg import AsyncpgDialect
 
 
 class GinoStrategy(EngineStrategy):
@@ -14,8 +15,7 @@ class GinoStrategy(EngineStrategy):
     This strategy is initialized automatically as :mod:`gino` is imported.
 
     If :func:`sqlalchemy.create_engine` uses ``strategy="gino"``, it will return a
-    :class:`~collections.abc.Coroutine`, and treat URL prefix ``postgresql://`` or
-    ``postgres://`` as ``postgresql+asyncpg://``.
+    :class:`~collections.abc.Coroutine`.
     """
 
     name = "gino"
@@ -23,14 +23,16 @@ class GinoStrategy(EngineStrategy):
 
     async def create(self, name_or_url, loop=None, **kwargs):
         engine_cls = self.engine_cls
-        u = url.make_url(name_or_url)
+        url = make_url(name_or_url)
         if loop is None:
             loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
-        if u.drivername in {"postgresql", "postgres"}:
-            u = copy(u)
-            u.drivername = "postgresql+asyncpg"
 
-        dialect_cls = u.get_dialect()
+        # The postgresql dialect is already taken by the PGDialect_psycopg2
+        # we need to force ourone.
+        if url.drivername in ("postgresql", "postgres"):
+            dialect_cls = AsyncpgDialect
+        else:
+            dialect_cls = url.get_dialect()
 
         pop_kwarg = kwargs.pop
 
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ async def create(self, name_or_url, loop=None, **kwargs):
 
         dialect = dialect_cls(**dialect_args)
         pool_class = kwargs.pop("pool_class", None)
-        pool = await dialect.init_pool(u, loop, pool_class=pool_class)
+        pool = await dialect.init_pool(url, loop, pool_class=pool_class)
 
         engine_args = dict(loop=loop)
         for k in util.get_cls_kwargs(engine_cls):
diff --git a/tests/test_bind.py b/tests/test_bind.py
index 53ae8a80..7685fad9 100644
--- a/tests/test_bind.py
+++ b/tests/test_bind.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from gino.exceptions import UninitializedError
 from sqlalchemy.engine.url import make_url
 
-from .models import db, PG_URL, User
+from .models import db, DB_ARGS, PG_URL, User
 
 pytestmark = pytest.mark.asyncio
 
@@ -55,9 +55,28 @@ async def test_db_api(bind, random_name):
     assert params[0] == 3
 
 
-async def test_bind_url():
-    url = make_url(PG_URL)
-    assert url.drivername == "postgresql"
-    await db.set_bind(PG_URL)
-    assert url.drivername == "postgresql"
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "dsn, driver_name",
+    (
+        (
+            "postgresql://{user}:{password}@{host}:{port}/{database}".format(**DB_ARGS),
+            "postgresql",
+        ),
+        (
+            "postgres://{user}:{password}@{host}:{port}/{database}".format(**DB_ARGS),
+            "postgres",
+        ),
+        (
+            "postgres://{user}:{password}@/{database}?host={host}&port={port}".format(
+                **DB_ARGS
+            ),
+            "postgres",
+        ),
+    ),
+)
+async def test_bind_url(dsn, driver_name):
+    url = make_url(dsn)
+    assert url.drivername == driver_name
+    await db.set_bind(dsn)
+    assert url.drivername == driver_name
     await db.pop_bind().close()