diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 3a5db6666d..5de4dc32f5 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -3628,7 +3628,8 @@ ScriptEngine* Application::loadScript(const QString& scriptName, bool loadScript
 }
 
 void Application::scriptFinished(const QString& scriptName) {
-    QHash<QString, ScriptEngine*>::iterator it = _scriptEnginesHash.find(scriptName);
+    const QString& scriptURLString = QUrl(scriptName).toString();
+    QHash<QString, ScriptEngine*>::iterator it = _scriptEnginesHash.find(scriptURLString);
     if (it != _scriptEnginesHash.end()) {
         _scriptEnginesHash.erase(it);
         _runningScriptsWidget->scriptStopped(scriptName);
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/ScriptEditorWidget.cpp b/interface/src/ui/ScriptEditorWidget.cpp
index be5577e0e8..ae5d69b1aa 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/ScriptEditorWidget.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/ScriptEditorWidget.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ bool ScriptEditorWidget::setRunning(bool run) {
     }
 
     if (run) {
-        _scriptEngine = Application::getInstance()->loadScript(_currentScript, true);
+        const QString& scriptURLString = QUrl(_currentScript).toString();
+        _scriptEngine = Application::getInstance()->loadScript(scriptURLString, true);
         connect(_scriptEngine, &ScriptEngine::runningStateChanged, this, &ScriptEditorWidget::runningStateChanged);
 
         // Make new connections.
@@ -148,7 +149,8 @@ void ScriptEditorWidget::loadFile(const QString& scriptPath) {
         }
     }
 
-    _scriptEngine = Application::getInstance()->getScriptEngine(_currentScript);
+    const QString& scriptURLString = QUrl(_currentScript).toString();
+    _scriptEngine = Application::getInstance()->getScriptEngine(scriptURLString);
     if (_scriptEngine != NULL) {
         connect(_scriptEngine, &ScriptEngine::runningStateChanged, this, &ScriptEditorWidget::runningStateChanged);
         connect(_scriptEngine, &ScriptEngine::errorMessage, this, &ScriptEditorWidget::onScriptError);