diff --git a/bin/paged b/bin/paged
index e2fb8aab95e59ecf41517067f91fa4593421efa8..de112abbad83dc672be6d1fd7fcce3a7b9a475ea 100755
--- a/bin/paged
+++ b/bin/paged
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ let dir = process.cwd();
 let relativePath;
 let allowLocal;
 try {
-  new URL(input);
+  input = new URL(input);
   allowLocal = false;
 } catch (error) {
   relativePath = path.resolve(dir, input);