diff --git a/src/qt/oboy.cpp b/src/qt/oboy.cpp
index a72ef90..54d7cb2 100644
--- a/src/qt/oboy.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/oboy.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #include "oboy.h"
 
-#include <QtGlobal>
 #include <QCoreApplication>
+#include <QUrl>
+#include <QtGlobal>
 
 #include <caml/mlvalues.h>
 #include <caml/callback.h>
@@ -15,7 +16,8 @@ OBoy::OBoy(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent)
 {
     const QStringList args = QCoreApplication::arguments();
     if (args.size() > 1) {
-        load(args.at(1));
+        const QUrl path = QUrl::fromLocalFile(args.at(1));
+        load(path);
     }
 }
 
@@ -60,8 +62,7 @@ QString OBoy::version() const
     return QString(str);
 }
 
-bool OBoy::load(const QString &path)
-{
+bool OBoy::load(const QUrl &path) {
     CAMLparam0();
     CAMLlocal1(ocaml_path) ;
 
@@ -71,9 +72,8 @@ bool OBoy::load(const QString &path)
         return false;
     }
 
-    QString truncated(path);
-    truncated.remove(0, 7); // remove file://
-    QByteArray ba = truncated.toLocal8Bit();
+    const QString local_path = path.toLocalFile();
+    const QByteArray ba = local_path.toLocal8Bit();
 
     ocaml_path = caml_copy_string_of_os(ba.data());
 
diff --git a/src/qt/oboy.h b/src/qt/oboy.h
index 9474248..432d243 100644
--- a/src/qt/oboy.h
+++ b/src/qt/oboy.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public:
     QString name() const;
     QString version() const;
     bool loaded() const;
-    Q_INVOKABLE bool load(const QString &path);
+    Q_INVOKABLE bool load(const QUrl &path);
     QImage backgroundMap(int index) const;
 
 signals: