diff --git a/internal/platform/implementation/ios/Source/Internal/GNCPayloadListener.mm b/internal/platform/implementation/ios/Source/Internal/GNCPayloadListener.mm
index 72751be0..be656538 100644
--- a/internal/platform/implementation/ios/Source/Internal/GNCPayloadListener.mm
+++ b/internal/platform/implementation/ios/Source/Internal/GNCPayloadListener.mm
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ void GNCPayloadListener::OnPayload(const std::string &endpoint_id, Payload paylo
     case PayloadType::kFile:
       if (handlers.filePayloadHandler) {
         InputFile *payloadInputFile = payload.AsFile();
-        NSURL *fileURL =
-            [NSURL URLWithString:ObjCStringFromCppString(payloadInputFile->GetFilePath())];
+        NSString *fileString = ObjCStringFromCppString(payloadInputFile->GetFilePath());
+        NSURL *fileURL = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:fileString];
         int64_t fileSize = payloadInputFile->GetTotalSize();
         NSProgress *progress = [NSProgress progressWithTotalUnitCount:fileSize];
         progress.cancellable = YES;