diff --git a/slpkg/downloader.py b/slpkg/downloader.py
index 65b233ab..dfa22f31 100644
--- a/slpkg/downloader.py
+++ b/slpkg/downloader.py
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ class Downloader(Configs):
         filename: str = unquote(Path(path).name)
 
         if url.startswith('file'):
-            shutil.copy2(Path(url[7:]), self.tmp_slpkg)
-            print(f'{self.byellow}Copying{self.endc}: {Path(url[7:])} -> {self.tmp_slpkg}\n')
+            shutil.copy2(Path(url.replace('file:', '')), self.tmp_slpkg)
+            print(f"{self.byellow}Copying{self.endc}: {Path(url.replace('file:', ''))} -> {self.tmp_slpkg}\n")
         else:
             if self.downloader in ['wget', 'wget2']:
                 command: str = f'{self.downloader} {self.wget_options} --directory-prefix={self.path} "{url}"'