diff --git a/noxfile.py b/noxfile.py
index 838bb6e7..24e12349 100644
--- a/noxfile.py
+++ b/noxfile.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-from pathlib import Path
-
 import nox
+from pathlib import Path
 
 
 @nox.session(python=False)
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ def install(session):
 @nox.session(python=False)
 def smoke(session):
     session.install(*"pytest aiohttp requests gcsfs".split())
-    session.run(*"pytest --skiphdfs -vv -s upath".split())
+    session.run(*"pytest --skiphdfs -vv upath".split())
 
 
 @nox.session(python=False)
diff --git a/upath/core.py b/upath/core.py
index 2bcf41d6..fa5c9ba8 100644
--- a/upath/core.py
+++ b/upath/core.py
@@ -327,19 +327,16 @@ def _from_parsed_parts(self, drv, root, parts, init=True):
         return obj
 
     def __truediv__(self, key):
-        try:
-            if len(self._parts) == 0:
-                key = f"/{key}"
-            out = self._make_child((key,))
-            kwargs = out._kwargs.copy()
-            kwargs.pop("_url")
-            out = out.__class__(
-                out._format_parsed_parts(out._drv, out._root, out._parts),
-                **kwargs,
-            )
-            return out
-        except TypeError:
-            return NotImplemented
+        if len(self._parts) == 0:
+            key = f"{self._root}{key}"
+        out = self._make_child((key,))
+        kwargs = out._kwargs.copy()
+        kwargs.pop("_url")
+        out = out.__class__(
+            out._format_parsed_parts(out._drv, out._root, out._parts),
+            **kwargs,
+        )
+        return out
 
     def __setstate__(self, state):
         kwargs = state["_kwargs"].copy()
diff --git a/upath/tests/cases.py b/upath/tests/cases.py
index 5782cd77..6968d88b 100644
--- a/upath/tests/cases.py
+++ b/upath/tests/cases.py
@@ -249,3 +249,13 @@ def test_pickling_child_path(self):
         assert path._root == recovered_path._root
         assert path._parts == recovered_path._parts
         assert path.fs.storage_options == recovered_path.fs.storage_options
+
+    def test_child_path(self):
+        path_a = UPath(f"{self.path}/folder")
+        path_b = self.path / "folder"
+
+        assert str(path_a) == str(path_b)
+        assert path_a._root == path_b._root
+        assert path_a._drv == path_b._drv
+        assert path_a._parts == path_b._parts
+        assert path_a._url == path_b._url