diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0ae600c..972de8a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ IPFS hash that was manually set up to serve the hello deb.
 Backup your /etc/apt/sources.list, remove all the lines that it has and leave it
 just with:
 
-    deb ipfs:///ipns/QmdyaTjqXayZVQULcEyHQFx6n76TrMBc5aEDCgvp5cUTEi xenial main
+    deb ipfs:/ipns/QmdyaTjqXayZVQULcEyHQFx6n76TrMBc5aEDCgvp5cUTEi xenial main
 
 To test it, run:
 
diff --git a/ipfs b/ipfs
index 15c20be..1ac063f 100755
--- a/ipfs
+++ b/ipfs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class IPFS_method():
         return result
 
     def fetch(self, uri, filename):
-        ipfs_file_path = uri.replace('ipfs://', '', 1)
+        ipfs_file_path = uri.replace('ipfs:', '', 1)
 
         self.send_status({'URI': uri, 'Message': 'Waiting for stats'})
         ipfs = ipfsapi.connect('127.0.0.1', 5001)