diff --git a/ship/src/main/scala/ch/epfl/bluebrain/nexus/ship/files/FileCopier.scala b/ship/src/main/scala/ch/epfl/bluebrain/nexus/ship/files/FileCopier.scala
index ae4efb580f..7a2ecb0528 100644
--- a/ship/src/main/scala/ch/epfl/bluebrain/nexus/ship/files/FileCopier.scala
+++ b/ship/src/main/scala/ch/epfl/bluebrain/nexus/ship/files/FileCopier.scala
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ object FileCopier {
     logError(logger, "s3Copy")
   )
 
-  def localDiskPath(relative: Path): String = Paths.get(URI.create(s"file:/$relative")).toString
+  def localDiskPath(relative: Path): String = Paths.get(URI.create(s"file:/$relative")).toString.drop(1)
 
   sealed trait FileCopyResult extends Product with Serializable
 
diff --git a/ship/src/test/scala/ch/epfl/bluebrain/nexus/ship/RunShipSuite.scala b/ship/src/test/scala/ch/epfl/bluebrain/nexus/ship/RunShipSuite.scala
index 995d91c0ca..93e6a2fa1e 100644
--- a/ship/src/test/scala/ch/epfl/bluebrain/nexus/ship/RunShipSuite.scala
+++ b/ship/src/test/scala/ch/epfl/bluebrain/nexus/ship/RunShipSuite.scala
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class RunShipSuite
       // Directory, should be skipped
       directoryId           = iri"https://bbp.epfl.ch/neurosciencegraph/data/directory"
       _                    <- checkFor("file", directoryId, xas).assertEquals(0)
-      // Summary S3 check, 4 objects should have been imported in total
+      // Summary S3 check, 5 objects should have been imported in total
       _                    <- s3Client.listObjectsV2(targetBucket).map(_.keyCount().intValue()).assertEquals(5)
       // Summary report check, only the directory event should have been skipped
       _                     = assertEquals(report.progress(Files.entityType).success, 6L)
diff --git a/ship/src/test/scala/ch/epfl/bluebrain/nexus/ship/files/FileProcessorSuite.scala b/ship/src/test/scala/ch/epfl/bluebrain/nexus/ship/files/FileProcessorSuite.scala
index b48d075fba..e1bee3e7d6 100644
--- a/ship/src/test/scala/ch/epfl/bluebrain/nexus/ship/files/FileProcessorSuite.scala
+++ b/ship/src/test/scala/ch/epfl/bluebrain/nexus/ship/files/FileProcessorSuite.scala
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class FileProcessorSuite extends NexusSuite {
   test("Correctly decode a local path") {
     val encoded  = Uri.Path("org/proj/9/f/0/3/2/4/f/e/0925_Rhi13.3.13%20cell%201+2%20(superficial).asc")
     val obtained = localDiskPath(encoded)
-    val expected = "/org/proj/9/f/0/3/2/4/f/e/0925_Rhi13.3.13 cell 1+2 (superficial).asc"
+    val expected = "org/proj/9/f/0/3/2/4/f/e/0925_Rhi13.3.13 cell 1+2 (superficial).asc"
     assertEquals(obtained, expected)
   }