diff --git a/src/Uri.cpp b/src/Uri.cpp
index e5283c8f6..a0ddd27fc 100644
--- a/src/Uri.cpp
+++ b/src/Uri.cpp
@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@ std::string Uri::ToString ()
   if (!_parsed)
     return std::string ();
 
+  if (is_local ())
+    return _data;
+
   std::string result;
   // strip password from _user
   std::string::size_type pos = _user.find (":");