diff --git a/RNSound/RNSound.m b/RNSound/RNSound.m
index a06bb650..0242c2c9 100644
--- a/RNSound/RNSound.m
+++ b/RNSound/RNSound.m
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ -(NSDictionary *)constantsToExport {
     player = [[AVAudioPlayer alloc] initWithContentsOfURL:fileNameUrl error:&error];
   }
   else {
-    fileNameUrl = [NSURL fileURLWithPath:[fileName stringByRemovingPercentEncoding]];
+    fileNameUrl = [NSURL URLWithString: fileName];
     player = [[AVAudioPlayer alloc]
               initWithContentsOfURL:fileNameUrl
               error:&error];