diff --git a/src/Ocelot/DownstreamUrlCreator/Middleware/DownstreamUrlCreatorMiddleware.cs b/src/Ocelot/DownstreamUrlCreator/Middleware/DownstreamUrlCreatorMiddleware.cs
index 855efa34..81f5019b 100644
--- a/src/Ocelot/DownstreamUrlCreator/Middleware/DownstreamUrlCreatorMiddleware.cs
+++ b/src/Ocelot/DownstreamUrlCreator/Middleware/DownstreamUrlCreatorMiddleware.cs
@@ -117,24 +117,12 @@ namespace Ocelot.DownstreamUrlCreator.Middleware
         {
             var query = context.DownstreamRequest.Query;           
             var serviceFabricPath = $"/{context.DownstreamReRoute.ServiceName + dsPath.Data.Value}";
-
-            if (RequestForStatefullService(query))
-            {
-                return (serviceFabricPath, query);
-            }
-
-            var split = string.IsNullOrEmpty(query) ? "?" : "&";
-            return (serviceFabricPath, $"{query}{split}cmd=instance");
+            return (serviceFabricPath, query);
         }
 
         private static bool ServiceFabricRequest(DownstreamContext context)
         {
             return context.Configuration.ServiceProviderConfiguration.Type == "ServiceFabric" && context.DownstreamReRoute.UseServiceDiscovery;
         }
-
-        private static bool RequestForStatefullService(string query)
-        {
-            return query.Contains("PartitionKind") && query.Contains("PartitionKey");
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/Ocelot.AcceptanceTests/ServiceFabricTests.cs b/test/Ocelot.AcceptanceTests/ServiceFabricTests.cs
index e4c2abc4..19268f0d 100644
--- a/test/Ocelot.AcceptanceTests/ServiceFabricTests.cs
+++ b/test/Ocelot.AcceptanceTests/ServiceFabricTests.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,43 @@ namespace Ocelot.AcceptanceTests
             _steps = new Steps();
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void should_fix_issue_555()
+        {
+            var configuration = new FileConfiguration
+            {
+                ReRoutes = new List<FileReRoute>
+                    {
+                        new FileReRoute
+                        {
+                            DownstreamPathTemplate = "/{everything}",
+                            DownstreamScheme = "http",
+                            UpstreamPathTemplate = "/{everything}",
+                            UpstreamHttpMethod = new List<string> { "Get" },
+                            UseServiceDiscovery = true,
+                            ServiceName = "OcelotServiceApplication/OcelotApplicationService"
+                        }
+                    },
+                GlobalConfiguration = new FileGlobalConfiguration
+                {
+                    ServiceDiscoveryProvider = new FileServiceDiscoveryProvider()
+                    {
+                        Host = "localhost",
+                        Port = 19081,
+                        Type = "ServiceFabric"
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+
+            this.Given(x => x.GivenThereIsAServiceRunningOn("http://localhost:19081", "/OcelotServiceApplication/OcelotApplicationService/a", 200, "Hello from Laura", "b=c"))
+                .And(x => _steps.GivenThereIsAConfiguration(configuration))
+                .And(x => _steps.GivenOcelotIsRunning())
+                .When(x => _steps.WhenIGetUrlOnTheApiGateway("/a?b=c"))
+                .Then(x => _steps.ThenTheStatusCodeShouldBe(HttpStatusCode.OK))
+                .And(x => _steps.ThenTheResponseBodyShouldBe("Hello from Laura"))
+                .BDDfy();
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void should_support_service_fabric_naming_and_dns_service_stateless_and_guest()
         {
@@ -48,10 +85,10 @@ namespace Ocelot.AcceptanceTests
                 }
             };
 
-            this.Given(x => x.GivenThereIsAServiceRunningOn("http://localhost:19081", "/OcelotServiceApplication/OcelotApplicationService/api/values", 200, "Hello from Laura", "cmd=instance"))
+            this.Given(x => x.GivenThereIsAServiceRunningOn("http://localhost:19081", "/OcelotServiceApplication/OcelotApplicationService/api/values", 200, "Hello from Laura", "test=best"))
                 .And(x => _steps.GivenThereIsAConfiguration(configuration))
                 .And(x => _steps.GivenOcelotIsRunning())
-                .When(x => _steps.WhenIGetUrlOnTheApiGateway("/EquipmentInterfaces"))
+                .When(x => _steps.WhenIGetUrlOnTheApiGateway("/EquipmentInterfaces?test=best"))
                 .Then(x => _steps.ThenTheStatusCodeShouldBe(HttpStatusCode.OK))
                 .And(x => _steps.ThenTheResponseBodyShouldBe("Hello from Laura"))
                 .BDDfy();
diff --git a/test/Ocelot.UnitTests/DownstreamUrlCreator/DownstreamUrlCreatorMiddlewareTests.cs b/test/Ocelot.UnitTests/DownstreamUrlCreator/DownstreamUrlCreatorMiddlewareTests.cs
index 2da93538..ca190240 100644
--- a/test/Ocelot.UnitTests/DownstreamUrlCreator/DownstreamUrlCreatorMiddlewareTests.cs
+++ b/test/Ocelot.UnitTests/DownstreamUrlCreator/DownstreamUrlCreatorMiddlewareTests.cs
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
                 .And(x => x.GivenTheDownstreamRequestUriIs("http://localhost:19081"))
                 .And(x => x.GivenTheUrlReplacerWillReturn("/api/products/1"))
                 .When(x => x.WhenICallTheMiddleware())
-                .Then(x => x.ThenTheDownstreamRequestUriIs("http://localhost:19081/Ocelot/OcelotApp/api/products/1?cmd=instance"))
+                .Then(x => x.ThenTheDownstreamRequestUriIs("http://localhost:19081/Ocelot/OcelotApp/api/products/1"))
                 .BDDfy();
         }
 
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
                 .And(x => x.GivenTheDownstreamRequestUriIs("http://localhost:19081?Tom=test&laura=1"))
                 .And(x => x.GivenTheUrlReplacerWillReturn("/api/products/1"))
                 .When(x => x.WhenICallTheMiddleware())
-                .Then(x => x.ThenTheDownstreamRequestUriIs("http://localhost:19081/Ocelot/OcelotApp/api/products/1?Tom=test&laura=1&cmd=instance"))
+                .Then(x => x.ThenTheDownstreamRequestUriIs("http://localhost:19081/Ocelot/OcelotApp/api/products/1?Tom=test&laura=1"))
                 .BDDfy();
         }
 
diff --git a/test/Ocelot.UnitTests/Request/DownstreamRequestTests.cs b/test/Ocelot.UnitTests/Request/DownstreamRequestTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eee88460
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Ocelot.UnitTests/Request/DownstreamRequestTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+using System;
+using System.Net.Http;
+using Ocelot.Request.Middleware;
+using Shouldly;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Ocelot.UnitTests.Request
+{
+    public class DownstreamRequestTests
+    {
+        [Fact]
+        public void should_have_question_mark_with_question_mark_prefixed()
+        {
+            var httpRequestMessage = new HttpRequestMessage();
+            httpRequestMessage.RequestUri = new Uri("https://example.com/a?b=c");
+            var downstreamRequest = new DownstreamRequest(httpRequestMessage);
+            var result = downstreamRequest.ToHttpRequestMessage();
+            result.RequestUri.Query.ShouldBe("?b=c");
+        }
+    }
+}