diff --git a/Base/src/main/java/io/deephaven/base/FileUtils.java b/Base/src/main/java/io/deephaven/base/FileUtils.java
index 98355cf2dc4..818b652862a 100644
--- a/Base/src/main/java/io/deephaven/base/FileUtils.java
+++ b/Base/src/main/java/io/deephaven/base/FileUtils.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public static void deleteRecursively(File file) {
     /**
      * Move files accepted by a filter from their relative path under source to the same relative path under
      * destination. Creates missing destination subdirectories as needed.
-     * 
+     *
      * @param source Must be a directory.
      * @param destination Must be a directory if it exists.
      * @param filter Applied to normal files, only. We recurse on directories automatically.
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ private static void moveRecursivelyInternal(File source, File destination, FileF
 
     /**
      * Recursive delete method that copes with .nfs files. Uses the file's parent as the trash directory.
-     * 
+     *
      * @param file
      */
     public static void deleteRecursivelyOnNFS(File file) {
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public static void deleteRecursivelyOnNFS(File file) {
 
     /**
      * Recursive delete method that copes with .nfs files.
-     * 
+     *
      * @param trashFile Filename to move regular files to before deletion. .nfs files may be created in its parent
      *        directory.
      * @param fileToBeDeleted File or directory at which to begin recursive deletion.
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ public static void deleteRecursivelyOnNFS(final File trashFile, final File fileT
 
     /**
      * Scan directory recursively to find all files
-     * 
+     *
      * @param dir
      * @return
      */
@@ -282,30 +282,21 @@ public static URI convertToURI(final String source, final boolean isDirectory) {
         URI uri;
         try {
             uri = new URI(source);
-            if (uri.getScheme() == null) {
-                // Convert to a "file" URI
-                return convertToURI(new File(source), isDirectory);
-            }
-            String path = uri.getPath();
-            boolean isUpdated = false;
-            // Directory URIs should end with a slash
-            if (isDirectory && path.charAt(path.length() - 1) != URI_SEPARATOR_CHAR) {
-                path = path + URI_SEPARATOR_CHAR;
-                isUpdated = true;
-            }
             // Replace two or more consecutive slashes in the path with a single slash
+            final String path = uri.getPath();
             if (path.contains(REPEATED_URI_SEPARATOR)) {
-                path = REPEATED_URI_SEPARATOR_PATTERN.matcher(path).replaceAll(URI_SEPARATOR);
-                isUpdated = true;
-            }
-            if (isUpdated) {
-                uri = new URI(uri.getScheme(), uri.getUserInfo(), uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), path, uri.getQuery(),
-                        uri.getFragment());
+                final String canonicalizedPath = REPEATED_URI_SEPARATOR_PATTERN.matcher(path).replaceAll(URI_SEPARATOR);
+                uri = new URI(uri.getScheme(), uri.getUserInfo(), uri.getHost(), uri.getPort(), canonicalizedPath,
+                        uri.getQuery(), uri.getFragment());
             }
         } catch (final URISyntaxException e) {
             // If the URI is invalid, assume it's a file path
             return convertToURI(new File(source), isDirectory);
         }
+        if (uri.getScheme() == null) {
+            // Convert to a "file" URI
+            return convertToURI(new File(source), isDirectory);
+        }
         return uri;
     }