diff --git a/src/groovy/grails/plugin/svn/SvnClient.groovy b/src/groovy/grails/plugin/svn/SvnClient.groovy
index a0f4409..bdf7f0a 100644
--- a/src/groovy/grails/plugin/svn/SvnClient.groovy
+++ b/src/groovy/grails/plugin/svn/SvnClient.groovy
@@ -404,12 +404,15 @@ class SvnClient {
      * @return A tuple of base URL, username, and password.
      */
     protected final tokenizeUrl(url) {
-        // Parse the URL using SVNKit.
+
+        def result = []
+
         def svnUrl = SVNURL.parseURIDecoded(url)
 
         // Start with the base URL.
-        def result = []
-        if (!svnUrl.hasPort()) {
+        if (svnUrl.protocol == "file") {
+           result << url
+        } else if (!svnUrl.hasPort()) {
             // URL doesn't explicitly specify a port, so we don't include
             // it in the base URL either.
             result << "${svnUrl.protocol}://${svnUrl.host}${svnUrl.path}".toString()
diff --git a/test/unit/grails/plugin/svn/SvnClientUnitTests.groovy b/test/unit/grails/plugin/svn/SvnClientUnitTests.groovy
index a9deb7d..630a6f0 100644
--- a/test/unit/grails/plugin/svn/SvnClientUnitTests.groovy
+++ b/test/unit/grails/plugin/svn/SvnClientUnitTests.groovy
@@ -116,6 +116,18 @@ class SvnClientUnitTests extends GMockTestCase {
         }
     }
 
+    void testConstructorWithFileUrl() {
+        mockClientConstruction()
+
+        play {
+            def testClient = new SvnClient("file:///local/repository/path")
+            println testClient.repoUrl.dump()
+            assert testClient.repoUrl?.path == "/local/repository/path"
+            assert testClient.repoUrl?.protocol == "file"
+            assert testClient.projectPath == ""
+        }
+    }
+
     void testSetCredentials() {
         def mockUtil = mockClientConstruction()
         mockUtil.static.createDefaultAuthenticationManager("dilbert", "password")