diff --git a/src/examples/https_fileserver_example.c b/src/examples/https_fileserver_example.c
index 1ec88947..9f9728dd 100644
--- a/src/examples/https_fileserver_example.c
+++ b/src/examples/https_fileserver_example.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ http_ahc (void *cls,
     }
   *ptr = NULL;                  /* reset when done */
 
-  file = fopen (url, "rb");
+  file = fopen (&url[1], "rb");
   if (file == NULL)
     {
       response = MHD_create_response_from_data (strlen (EMPTY_PAGE),