diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/protocol.rs b/packages/desktop/src/protocol.rs
index 56dd3642e..ff8755c87 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/protocol.rs
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/protocol.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ pub(super) fn desktop_handler(
     }
 
     // todo: we want to move the custom assets onto a different protocol or something
-    if let Some(name) = request.uri().path().split('/').next() {
+    if let Some(name) = request.uri().path().split('/').nth(1) {
         if asset_handlers.has_handler(name) {
             let _name = name.to_string();
             return asset_handlers.handle_request(&_name, request, responder);