1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/methods/copy.cc b/methods/copy.cc
index 5570f31c8..b78053d36 100644
--- a/methods/copy.cc
+++ b/methods/copy.cc
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ void CopyMethod::CalculateHashes(FetchResult &Res)
 /* */
 bool CopyMethod::Fetch(FetchItem *Itm)
 {
-   URI Get = Itm->Uri;
-   std::string File = Get.Path;
+   // this ensures that relative paths work in copy
+   std::string File = Itm->Uri.substr(Itm->Uri.find(':')+1);
 
    // Stat the file and send a start message
    struct stat Buf;