--- a/hgext/largefiles/basestore.py	Mon Jan 28 15:19:44 2013 +0100
+++ b/hgext/largefiles/basestore.py	Mon Jan 28 15:19:44 2013 +0100
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@
             path = ''
             remote = repo
         else:
+            path, _branches = hg.parseurl(path)
             remote = hg.peer(repo, {}, path)
 
     # The path could be a scheme so use Mercurial's normal functionality