diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/impl/ProjectUtil.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/impl/ProjectUtil.java
index f9e99a488e43..e2461d2b2d59 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/impl/ProjectUtil.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/impl/ProjectUtil.java
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ public class ProjectUtil {
   }
 
   public static boolean isRemotePath(@NotNull String path) {
-    return path.contains("//") || path.contains("\\\\");
+    return path.contains("://") || path.contains("\\\\");
   }
 
   @Nullable