diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 82cbaf93c2..93465c8228 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -4804,9 +4804,17 @@ bool Application::askToSetAvatarUrl(const QString& url) {
 }
 
 
-bool Application::askToLoadScript(const QString& scriptFilenameOrURL) {
+bool Application::askToLoadScript(QString scriptFilenameOrURL) {
     QMessageBox::StandardButton reply;
+
+    static const QString MARKETPLACE_SCRIPT_URL_HOSTNAME_SUFFIX = "mpassets.highfidelity.com";
+
+    if (scriptFilenameOrURL.contains(MARKETPLACE_SCRIPT_URL_HOSTNAME_SUFFIX)) {
+        scriptFilenameOrURL = scriptFilenameOrURL.mid(scriptFilenameOrURL.lastIndexOf('/') + 1);
+    }
+
     QString message = "Would you like to run this script:\n" + scriptFilenameOrURL;
+
     reply = OffscreenUi::question(getWindow(), "Run Script", message, QMessageBox::Yes | QMessageBox::No);
 
     if (reply == QMessageBox::Yes) {
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.h b/interface/src/Application.h
index 6857ba2a3a..234d79dc0d 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.h
+++ b/interface/src/Application.h
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ private slots:
 
     bool acceptSnapshot(const QString& urlString);
     bool askToSetAvatarUrl(const QString& url);
-    bool askToLoadScript(const QString& scriptFilenameOrURL);
+    bool askToLoadScript(QString scriptFilenameOrURL);
 
     bool askToWearAvatarAttachmentUrl(const QString& url);
     void displayAvatarAttachmentWarning(const QString& message) const;