diff --git a/pkg/remote/connparse/connparse.go b/pkg/remote/connparse/connparse.go
index 1114c3dfd5..e4cadba916 100644
--- a/pkg/remote/connparse/connparse.go
+++ b/pkg/remote/connparse/connparse.go
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ func GetConnNameFromContext(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
 
 // ParseURI parses a connection URI and returns the connection type, host/path, and parameters.
 func ParseURI(uri string) (*Connection, error) {
-	split := strings.SplitN(uri, "://", 2)
+	split := strings.SplitN(uri, "//", 2)
 	var scheme string
 	var rest string
 	if len(split) > 1 {
-		scheme = split[0]
+		scheme = strings.TrimSuffix(split[0], ":")
 		rest = split[1]
 	} else {
 		rest = split[0]
@@ -99,10 +99,13 @@ func ParseURI(uri string) (*Connection, error) {
 
 	var host string
 	var remotePath string
-	if scheme == "" {
-		scheme = ConnectionTypeWsh
-		if strings.HasPrefix(rest, "//") {
-			rest = strings.TrimPrefix(rest, "//")
+
+	parseGenericPath := func() {
+		split = strings.SplitN(rest, "/", 2)
+		host = split[0]
+		if len(split) > 1 {
+			remotePath = split[1]
+		} else {
 			split = strings.SplitN(rest, "/", 2)
 			host = split[0]
 			if len(split) > 1 {
@@ -110,6 +113,22 @@ func ParseURI(uri string) (*Connection, error) {
 			} else {
 				remotePath = "/"
 			}
+		}
+	}
+	parseWshPath := func() {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(rest, "wsl://") {
+			host = wslConnRegex.FindString(rest)
+			remotePath = strings.TrimPrefix(rest, host)
+		} else {
+			parseGenericPath()
+		}
+	}
+
+	if scheme == "" {
+		scheme = ConnectionTypeWsh
+		if len(rest) != len(uri) {
+			// This accounts for when the uri starts with "//", which would get trimmed in the first split.
+			parseWshPath()
 		} else if strings.HasPrefix(rest, "/~") {
 			host = wshrpc.LocalConnName
 			remotePath = rest
@@ -117,19 +136,10 @@ func ParseURI(uri string) (*Connection, error) {
 			host = ConnHostCurrent
 			remotePath = rest
 		}
+	} else if scheme == ConnectionTypeWsh {
+		parseWshPath()
 	} else {
-		if strings.HasPrefix(rest, "wsl://") {
-			host = wslConnRegex.FindString(rest)
-			remotePath = strings.TrimPrefix(rest, host)
-		} else {
-			split = strings.SplitN(rest, "/", 2)
-			host = split[0]
-			if len(split) > 1 {
-				remotePath = split[1]
-			} else {
-				remotePath = "/"
-			}
-		}
+		parseGenericPath()
 	}
 
 	if scheme == ConnectionTypeWsh {
diff --git a/pkg/util/fileutil/fileutil.go b/pkg/util/fileutil/fileutil.go
index 84d9e1e88d..b5bbfbb1b3 100644
--- a/pkg/util/fileutil/fileutil.go
+++ b/pkg/util/fileutil/fileutil.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 
 func FixPath(path string) (string, error) {
 	if strings.HasPrefix(path, "~") {
-		return filepath.Join(wavebase.GetHomeDir(), path[1:]), nil
+		path = filepath.Join(wavebase.GetHomeDir(), path[1:])
 	} else if !filepath.IsAbs(path) {
 		log.Printf("FixPath: path is not absolute: %s", path)
 		path, err := filepath.Abs(path)
@@ -27,10 +27,8 @@ func FixPath(path string) (string, error) {
 			return "", err
 		}
 		log.Printf("FixPath: fixed path: %s", path)
-		return path, nil
-	} else {
-		return path, nil
 	}
+	return path, nil
 }
 
 const (