diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/AddressManager.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/AddressManager.cpp
index 57a047f7ca..c23bd8fa3f 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/AddressManager.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/AddressManager.cpp
@@ -294,9 +294,9 @@ bool AddressManager::handleUrl(const QUrl& lookupUrl, LookupTrigger trigger) {
                // lookupUrl.scheme() == URL_SCHEME_HTTPS ||
                lookupUrl.scheme() == URL_SCHEME_FILE) {
         _previousLookup.clear();
-        QUrl domainUrl = PathUtils::expandToLocalDataAbsolutePath(lookupUrl);
+        QUrl domainURL = PathUtils::expandToLocalDataAbsolutePath(lookupUrl);
         emit urlHandled(true);
-        setDomainInfo(domainUrl, trigger);
+        setDomainInfo(domainURL, trigger);
         DependencyManager::get<NodeList>()->getDomainHandler().setIsConnected(true);
         emit lookupResultsFinished();
         handlePath(DOMAIN_SPAWNING_POINT, LookupTrigger::Internal, false);
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/PathUtils.cpp b/libraries/shared/src/PathUtils.cpp
index d3650d5c54..b4816bbb21 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/PathUtils.cpp
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/PathUtils.cpp
@@ -121,13 +121,11 @@ QUrl PathUtils::resourcesUrl(const QString& relativeUrl) {
 }
 
 QUrl PathUtils::expandToLocalDataAbsolutePath(const QUrl& fileUrl) {
-    QUrl url = fileUrl;
     QString path = fileUrl.path();
     if (path.startsWith("/~/")) {
-        path.replace(0, 3, resourcesPath());
-        url = QUrl::fromLocalFile(path);
+        return resourcesUrl(path.mid(3));
     }
-    return url;
+    return fileUrl;
 }
 
 const QString& PathUtils::qmlBaseUrl() {