diff --git a/python/obitools3/uri/decode.pyx b/python/obitools3/uri/decode.pyx
index 1d55e06..de8f11b 100755
--- a/python/obitools3/uri/decode.pyx
+++ b/python/obitools3/uri/decode.pyx
@@ -172,6 +172,13 @@ def open_uri(uri,
     cdef dict qualifiers
     cdef DMS default_dms
     
+    # Reformat URI if it was built with autocomplete
+    urib = urib.replace(b".obidms", b"")
+    urib = urib.replace(b".obiview", b"")
+    urib = urib.replace(b".obicol", b"")
+    urib = urib.replace(b"/VIEWS", b"")
+    urib = urib.replace(b"TAXONOMY", b"taxonomy")
+    
     config = getConfiguration()
     urip = urlparse(urib)