diff --git a/ios/ReactNativeQuickLook/RNQuickLookView.m b/ios/ReactNativeQuickLook/RNQuickLookView.m
index 3bbfbe6..2d89728 100644
--- a/ios/ReactNativeQuickLook/RNQuickLookView.m
+++ b/ios/ReactNativeQuickLook/RNQuickLookView.m
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ - (NSInteger)numberOfPreviewItemsInPreviewController:(QLPreviewController *)cont
 }
 
 - (id <QLPreviewItem>)previewController:(QLPreviewController *)controller previewItemAtIndex:(NSInteger)index {
-    return [NSURL URLWithString:_url];
+    return [NSURL fileURLWithPath:_url];
 }
 
 #pragma mark - QLPreviewControllerDelegate