diff --git a/src/protocol/uri.c b/src/protocol/uri.c
index 5130ec2ae..04cd519e7 100644
--- a/src/protocol/uri.c
+++ b/src/protocol/uri.c
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ encode_file_uri_string(struct string *string, unsigned char *uristring)
 	int filenamelen = check_whether_file_exists(uristring);
 
 	encode_uri_string(string, uristring, filenamelen, 0);
+	if (filenamelen > 0) add_to_string(string, uristring + filenamelen);
 }