diff --git a/languageserver/src/file-provider.ts b/languageserver/src/file-provider.ts
index e97a653..6bed0b1 100644
--- a/languageserver/src/file-provider.ts
+++ b/languageserver/src/file-provider.ts
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ export function getFileProvider(
       }
 
       const workspaceURI = vscodeURI.URI.parse(workspace);
-      const path = vscodeURI.Utils.joinPath(workspaceURI, ref.path);
-      const file = await readFile(path.toString());
+      const refURI = vscodeURI.Utils.joinPath(workspaceURI, ref.path);
+      const file = await readFile(refURI.toString());
 
       if (!file) {
         throw new Error(`File not found: ${ref.path}`);