diff --git a/code/app.py b/code/app.py
index 3529d43..4142ed4 100644
--- a/code/app.py
+++ b/code/app.py
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ def file_direct(name, token, filename):
         return "-1", 403
     token = get_direct_token(share, filename)
     url = url_for('download_direct', name = name, token = token, filename = filename )
-    return  app.config['PUBLIC_URL'] + url, 200
+    return  url, 200
 
 
 @app.route('/file/ls/<name>/<token>', methods=['GET'])
diff --git a/code/templates/flip b/code/templates/flip
index 02d1d82..10c91ce 100755
--- a/code/templates/flip
+++ b/code/templates/flip
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ _delete() { # name
 }
 
 _url() { # name
-  curl -s "$FLEES_ROOTURL/file/direct/$FLEES_SHARE/$FLEES_TOKEN/$1"
-  echo ''
+  file_path=$( curl -s "$FLEES_ROOTURL/file/direct/$FLEES_SHARE/$FLEES_TOKEN/$1" )
+  echo $FLEES_ROOTURL$file_path
 }
 _msg() {
     echo "$@" >&2
@@ -147,6 +147,11 @@ ARG1="$1"
 ARG2="$2"
 ARG3="$3"
 CMD=list
+# if stdout redirected, default to read
+[ -t 1 ] || CMD=read
+# if stdin comes from stream, default to write
+[ -t 0 ] || CMD=write
+
 [[ "$1" = "r" || "$1" = "read" ]] && { CMD=read; ARG1=$CMD; }
 [[ "$1" = "w" || "$1" = "write" ]] && { CMD=write; ARG1=$CMD; }
 [[ "$1" = "d" || "$1" = "delete" || "$1" = "del" ]] && { CMD=delete; ARG1=$CMD; }
@@ -154,10 +159,6 @@ CMD=list
 [[ "$1" = "url" ]] && { CMD=url; ARG1=$CMD; }
 [[ "$1" = "update" ]] && { _update_client; }
 [[ "$1" = "h" || "$1" = "help" ]] && _help
-# if stdout redirected, default to read
-[ -t 1 ] || CMD=read
-# if stdin comes from stream, default to write
-[ -t 0 ] || CMD=write
 
 [[ "$CMD" = list ]] && {
     _list