diff --git a/desktop/src/main/stream.ts b/desktop/src/main/stream.ts
index 3e27de12b..30aebaa9d 100644
--- a/desktop/src/main/stream.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/main/stream.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ export const registerStreamProtocol = () => {
         const { host, pathname, hash } = new URL(url);
         // Convert e.g. "%20" to spaces.
         const path = decodeURIComponent(pathname);
-        const hashPath = decodeURIComponent(hash);
+        // `hash` begins with a "#", slice that off.
+        const hashPath = decodeURIComponent(hash.slice(1));
         switch (host) {
             case "read":
                 return handleRead(path);
diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/utils/native-stream.ts b/web/apps/photos/src/utils/native-stream.ts
index 8ada6070c..8d93becfe 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/utils/native-stream.ts
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/utils/native-stream.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export const readStream = async (
         url = new URL(`stream://read${pathOrZipItem}`);
     } else {
         const [zipPath, entryName] = pathOrZipItem;
-        url = new URL(`stream://read${zipPath}`);
+        url = new URL(`stream://read-zip${zipPath}`);
         url.hash = entryName;
     }