diff --git a/hawtio-embedded/src/main/java/io/hawt/embedded/Main.java b/hawtio-embedded/src/main/java/io/hawt/embedded/Main.java
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/hawtio-embedded/src/main/java/io/hawt/embedded/Main.java
+++ b/hawtio-embedded/src/main/java/io/hawt/embedded/Main.java
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ public class Main {
                     WebAppContext plugin = new WebAppContext();
                     plugin.setServer(handlers.getServer());
                     plugin.setContextPath(contextPath);
-                    plugin.setWar("file://" + war.getAbsolutePath());
+                    plugin.setWar(war.getAbsolutePath());
                     // plugin.setParentLoaderPriority(true);
                     plugin.setLogUrlOnStart(true);
Fixes #<I> to make hawtio-app work on windows for 3rd party plugins as war files.