diff --git a/src/adaptors/UBSvgSubsetAdaptor.cpp b/src/adaptors/UBSvgSubsetAdaptor.cpp
index a2608c22..39b1bd46 100644
--- a/src/adaptors/UBSvgSubsetAdaptor.cpp
+++ b/src/adaptors/UBSvgSubsetAdaptor.cpp
@@ -1806,12 +1806,10 @@ void UBSvgSubsetAdaptor::UBSvgSubsetWriter::audioItemToLinkedAudio(UBGraphicsAud
     }
 
     QString audioFileHref = audioItem->mediaFileUrl().toString();
-    //on windows
-	if(audioFileHref.startsWith("file:///"))
-    	audioFileHref = audioFileHref.replace("file:///" + mDocumentPath + "/","");
-	//mac and linux
-	if(audioFileHref.startsWith("file://"))
-    	audioFileHref = audioFileHref.replace("file://" + mDocumentPath + "/","");
+    audioFileHref = UBFileSystemUtils::removeLocalFilePrefix(audioFileHref);
+    if(audioFileHref.startsWith(mDocumentPath))
+        audioFileHref = audioFileHref.replace(mDocumentPath + "/","");
+
     mXmlWriter.writeAttribute(nsXLink, "href", audioFileHref);
     mXmlWriter.writeEndElement();
 }
@@ -1837,13 +1835,11 @@ void UBSvgSubsetAdaptor::UBSvgSubsetWriter::videoItemToLinkedVideo(UBGraphicsVid
     }
 
     QString videoFileHref = videoItem->mediaFileUrl().toString();
-	//on windows
-    if(videoFileHref.startsWith("file:///"))
-    	videoFileHref = videoFileHref.replace("file:///" + mDocumentPath + "/","");
-	//on mac and linux
-	if(videoFileHref.startsWith("file://"))
-    	videoFileHref = videoFileHref.replace("file://" + mDocumentPath + "/","");
-	mXmlWriter.writeAttribute(nsXLink, "href", videoFileHref);
+
+    videoFileHref = UBFileSystemUtils::removeLocalFilePrefix(videoFileHref);
+    if(videoFileHref.startsWith(mDocumentPath))
+        videoFileHref = videoFileHref.replace(mDocumentPath + "/","");
+    mXmlWriter.writeAttribute(nsXLink, "href", videoFileHref);
     mXmlWriter.writeEndElement();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/domain/UBW3CWidget.cpp b/src/domain/UBW3CWidget.cpp
index 599380a6..7367036d 100644
--- a/src/domain/UBW3CWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/domain/UBW3CWidget.cpp
@@ -246,9 +246,7 @@ QString UBW3CWidget::createNPAPIWrapperInDir(const QString& pUrl, const QDir& pD
     const QString& pName)
 {
     QString url = pUrl;
-    // if the file name start with file:// it has be removed because QFileInfo doesn't support this form
-    url = url.replace("file:///","");
-    url = url.replace("file://","");
+    url = UBFileSystemUtils::removeLocalFilePrefix(url);
     QString name = pName;
 
     QFileInfo fi(url);
@@ -305,8 +303,7 @@ QString UBW3CWidget::createNPAPIWrapperInDir(const QString& pUrl, const QDir& pD
         if (fi.exists()){
             QString target = widgetLibraryPath + "/" + fi.fileName();
             QString source = pUrl;
-            source = source.replace("file:///","");
-            source = source.replace("file://","");
+            source = UBFileSystemUtils::removeLocalFilePrefix(source);
             QFile::copy(source, target);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/frameworks/UBFileSystemUtils.cpp b/src/frameworks/UBFileSystemUtils.cpp
index 97a7d157..26f0e85a 100644
--- a/src/frameworks/UBFileSystemUtils.cpp
+++ b/src/frameworks/UBFileSystemUtils.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,22 @@ UBFileSystemUtils::~UBFileSystemUtils()
     // NOOP
 }
 
+
+QString UBFileSystemUtils::removeLocalFilePrefix(QString input)
+{
+#ifdef Q_WS_WIN
+    if(input.startsWith("file:///"))
+        return input.mid(8);
+    else
+        return input;
+#else
+    if(input.startsWith("file://"))
+        return input.mid(7);
+    else
+        return input;
+#endif
+}
+
 bool UBFileSystemUtils::isAZipFile(QString &filePath)
 {
    if(QFileInfo(filePath).isDir()) return false;
diff --git a/src/frameworks/UBFileSystemUtils.h b/src/frameworks/UBFileSystemUtils.h
index bd20755b..ebf4bc78 100644
--- a/src/frameworks/UBFileSystemUtils.h
+++ b/src/frameworks/UBFileSystemUtils.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ class UBFileSystemUtils
         UBFileSystemUtils();
         virtual ~UBFileSystemUtils();
 
+        static QString removeLocalFilePrefix(QString input);
+
         static QString defaultTempDirName() { return QCoreApplication::applicationName(); }
         static QString defaultTempDirPath();
         static QString createTempDir(const QString& templateString = defaultTempDirName(), bool autoDeleteOnExit = true);