diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/AssetResourceRequest.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/AssetResourceRequest.cpp
index ecaa6efc1e..e228582ca9 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/AssetResourceRequest.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/AssetResourceRequest.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ void AssetResourceRequest::requestMappingForPath(const AssetPath& path) {
                 // if we got a redirected path we need to store that with the resource request as relative path URL
                 if (request->wasRedirected()) {
                     _relativePathURL = ATP_SCHEME + request->getRedirectedPath();
+
+                    // truncate the filename for the re-directed asset so we actually have a path
+                    _relativePathURL = _relativePathURL.adjusted(QUrl::RemoveFilename);
                 }
 
                 break;