diff -r 318e94209a11 -r 60033c7d3bab libgnomevfs2-mythtv/modules/mythtv-method.c
--- a/libgnomevfs2-mythtv/modules/mythtv-method.c	Fri Dec 01 17:13:06 2006 +0000
+++ b/libgnomevfs2-mythtv/modules/mythtv-method.c	Sat Dec 02 04:23:43 2006 +0000
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@
         gnome_vfs_uri_get_host_name (uri),
 	    NULL, NULL, NULL,
 	    gnome_vfs_uri_get_host_port (uri));
+	    
+	  gmyth_backend_info_set_path ( backend_info, gnome_vfs_uri_get_path (uri) );
 
     /* Connect to the backend */
     myth_handle->file_transfer = gmyth_file_transfer_new (backend_info);
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@
     g_return_val_if_fail (myth_handle->file_transfer != NULL, GNOME_VFS_ERROR_NOT_OPEN);
 
     /* sets the Playback monitor connection */
-    ret = gmyth_file_transfer_open (myth_handle->file_transfer, gnome_vfs_uri_get_path (uri));
+    ret = gmyth_file_transfer_open (myth_handle->file_transfer);
     if (ret == FALSE) {
         g_warning ("Mythtv FileTransfer open error\n");
         return GNOME_VFS_ERROR_NOT_OPEN;