diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 3bdc6b9..5d4549c 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ if($_POST) {
 }
 
 $file = $_REQUEST['file'] ?: '.';
+// strip url syntax, like file://....
+$file = preg_replace('@^.+://@','',$file);
+
 if($_GET['do'] == 'list') {
 	if (is_dir($file)) {
 		$directory = $file;