diff --git a/sunflower/associations.py b/sunflower/associations.py
index 56b3058ed..f196fff61 100644
--- a/sunflower/associations.py
+++ b/sunflower/associations.py
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ def open_file(self, selection, application_info=None, exec_command=None):
 				if application.supports_uris():
 					selection = [
 						'file://{0}'.format(pathname2url(encode_file_name(path)))
-						if not path.startswith('file://') else encode_file_name(path)
+						if '://' not in path else path
 						for path in selection]
 					application.launch_uris(selection)
 				else: