diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jpacrepo/frontend/servlet/FileServlet.java b/src/main/java/org/jpacrepo/frontend/servlet/FileServlet.java
index 124f544..62b9b0c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jpacrepo/frontend/servlet/FileServlet.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jpacrepo/frontend/servlet/FileServlet.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class FileServlet extends HttpServlet
 
     protected void doGet(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws ServletException, IOException
     {
-        String fileName = request.getPathInfo();
+        String fileName = request.getPathInfo().substring(1);
         if (fileName == null || fileName.equals(""))
         {
             throw new ServletException("File Name can't be null or empty");