diff --git a/plugins/findthisdevice/findthisdeviceplugin.cpp b/plugins/findthisdevice/findthisdeviceplugin.cpp
index eeddb4ec2..5d0df2ae0 100644
--- a/plugins/findthisdevice/findthisdeviceplugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/findthisdevice/findthisdeviceplugin.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ bool FindThisDevicePlugin::receivePacket(const NetworkPacket& np)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(np);
     const QString soundFile = config()->get<QString>(QStringLiteral("ringtone"), defaultSound());
-    const QUrl soundURL = QUrl(soundFile);
+    const QUrl soundURL = QUrl::fromLocalFile(soundFile);
     if (soundURL.isEmpty()) {
         qCWarning(KDECONNECT_PLUGIN_FINDTHISDEVICE) << "Not playing sound, no valid ring tone specified.";
         return true;
diff --git a/plugins/findthisdevice/findthisdeviceplugin.h b/plugins/findthisdevice/findthisdeviceplugin.h
index 072715cf9..8b957c259 100644
--- a/plugins/findthisdevice/findthisdeviceplugin.h
+++ b/plugins/findthisdevice/findthisdeviceplugin.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ inline QString defaultSound()
         soundURL = QUrl::fromUserInput(QStringLiteral("Oxygen-Im-Phone-Ring.ogg"),
                                         dirPath,
                                         QUrl::AssumeLocalFile);
-        if ((soundURL.isLocalFile() && QFile::exists(soundURL.toLocalFile())) || soundURL.isValid()) {
+        if ((soundURL.isLocalFile() && soundURL.isValid() && QFile::exists(soundURL.toLocalFile()))) {
             break;
         }
     }
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ inline QString defaultSound()
     if (soundURL.isEmpty()) {
         qCWarning(KDECONNECT_PLUGIN_FINDTHISDEVICE) << "Could not find default ring tone.";
     }
-    return soundURL.toString();
+    return soundURL.toLocalFile();
 }
 
 #endif //FINDTHISDEVICEPLUGIN_H