diff --git a/screenless/bureau/audio/audio.py b/screenless/bureau/audio/audio.py
index 574f542..1144ac1 100644
--- a/screenless/bureau/audio/audio.py
+++ b/screenless/bureau/audio/audio.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import urllib.request
+
 import kode256
 import requests
 import gi
@@ -36,6 +38,8 @@ class Audio(Bureau):
         self.log.debug("looking up shortcode " + shortcode)
         pl_url = self.urldb.get(shortcode)
         self.log.debug(" playing url " + pl_url)
+        pl_file, _ = urllib.request.urlretrieve(pl_url)
+        pl_file= "file://" + pl_file
        
         parser = TotemPlParser.Parser()
         urls = []
@@ -44,7 +48,7 @@ class Audio(Bureau):
             #      and for now-playing
             urls.append(uri)
         parser.connect("entry-parsed", parsercb, urls)
-        parser.parse(pl_url, True)
+        parser.parse(pl_file, false)
 
         for url in urls:
             print("stream uri", url)