diff --git a/src/App.cpp b/src/App.cpp
--- a/src/App.cpp
+++ b/src/App.cpp
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@
         QList<QUrl> list;
         for( int i = 0; i < m_args->positionalArguments().count() ; i++ )
         {
-            QUrl url(  m_args->positionalArguments().at( i ) );
+            QUrl url( QUrl::fromUserInput( m_args->positionalArguments().at( i ), QString(), QUrl::AssumeLocalFile ) );
             //TODO:PORTME
             if( Podcasts::PodcastProvider::couldBeFeed( url.url() ) )
             {