diff --git a/covalent/_dispatcher_plugins/local.py b/covalent/_dispatcher_plugins/local.py
index 3138873e5..de44719ec 100644
--- a/covalent/_dispatcher_plugins/local.py
+++ b/covalent/_dispatcher_plugins/local.py
@@ -671,8 +671,10 @@ def _put_asset(local_uri, remote_uri):
         host = f.host
         port = f.port
         dispatcher_addr = f"{scheme}://{host}:{port}"
-        endpoint = str(f.path)
         api_client = APIClient(dispatcher_addr)
+        endpoint = str(f.path)
+        if f.query:
+            endpoint += f"?{f.query}"
 
         r = api_client.put(endpoint, data=reader)
         r.raise_for_status()