diff --git a/lib/util.js b/lib/util.js
index b75479ac..59110af0 100644
--- a/lib/util.js
+++ b/lib/util.js
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ const rejectAfter = (ms, error) =>
 
 const parseGitUrl = remoteUrl => {
   if (!remoteUrl) return { host: null, owner: null, project: null, protocol: null, remote: null, repository: null };
-  const normalizedUrl = (remoteUrl || '').replace(/\\/g, '/');
+  const normalizedUrl = (remoteUrl || '').replace(/^[A-Z]:/, '').replace(/\\/g, '/'); // Hacky workaround for file protocol in Windows
   const parsedUrl = gitUrlParse(normalizedUrl);
   const { resource: host, name: project, protocol, href: remote } = parsedUrl;
-  const owner = protocol === 'file' ? _.last(parsedUrl.owner.split('/')) : parsedUrl.owner;
+  const owner = protocol === 'file' ? _.last(parsedUrl.owner.split('/')) : parsedUrl.owner; // Fix owner for file protocol
   const repository = `${owner}/${project}`;
   return { host, owner, project, protocol, remote, repository };
 };