diff --git a/ext/jasmine-webkit-specrunner/Runner.cpp b/ext/jasmine-webkit-specrunner/Runner.cpp
index cc20f49..66943a5 100644
--- a/ext/jasmine-webkit-specrunner/Runner.cpp
+++ b/ext/jasmine-webkit-specrunner/Runner.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ void Runner::loadSpec()
     outputFiles.enqueue(outputFile);
   }
 
-  page.mainFrame()->load(runnerFiles.dequeue());
+  QString runnerFile = runnerFiles.dequeue();
+
+  page.mainFrame()->load(runnerFile);
   ticker.start();
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/jasmine/headless/runner.rb b/lib/jasmine/headless/runner.rb
index 4f3245e..251ed08 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine/headless/runner.rb
+++ b/lib/jasmine/headless/runner.rb
@@ -64,7 +64,11 @@ module Jasmine
 
         command += targets.flatten.collect do |target|
           target = File.expand_path(target)
-          target = server_uri + target if options[:use_server]
+          if options[:use_server]
+            target = server_uri + target
+          else
+            target = "file://" + target
+          end
           target
         end
 
diff --git a/spec/lib/jasmine/headless/runner_spec.rb b/spec/lib/jasmine/headless/runner_spec.rb
index 46b4e94..1def973 100644
--- a/spec/lib/jasmine/headless/runner_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/jasmine/headless/runner_spec.rb
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ describe Jasmine::Headless::Runner do
     end
 
     def self.it_should_have_basics
-      it { should include(target) }
+      it { should include('file://' + File.expand_path(target)) }
     end
 
     context 'colors' do