diff --git a/src/vs/platform/userDataSync/common/userDataSyncStoreService.ts b/src/vs/platform/userDataSync/common/userDataSyncStoreService.ts
index 1cc505daf637a5e3133c97499b2cdaf032c83e93..06b5fe8a30c756715ce0706b8826bab048e0df31 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/userDataSync/common/userDataSyncStoreService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/userDataSync/common/userDataSyncStoreService.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import { IHeaders, IRequestOptions, IRequestContext } from 'vs/base/parts/reques
 import { IConfigurationService } from 'vs/platform/configuration/common/configuration';
 import { IAuthenticationTokenService } from 'vs/platform/authentication/common/authentication';
 import { IProductService } from 'vs/platform/product/common/productService';
-import { URI } from 'vs/base/common/uri';
 import { getServiceMachineId } from 'vs/platform/serviceMachineId/common/serviceMachineId';
 import { IEnvironmentService } from 'vs/platform/environment/common/environment';
 import { IFileService } from 'vs/platform/files/common/files';
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ export class UserDataSyncStoreService extends Disposable implements IUserDataSyn
 		}
 
 		const result = await asJson<{ url: string, created: number }[]>(context) || [];
-		return result.map(({ url, created }) => ({ ref: relativePath(uri, URI.parse(url).with({ scheme: uri.scheme, authority: uri.authority }))!, created: created * 1000 /* Server returns in seconds */ }));
+		return result.map(({ url, created }) => ({ ref: relativePath(uri, uri.with({ path: url }))!, created: created * 1000 /* Server returns in seconds */ }));
 	}
 
 	async resolveContent(resource: SyncResource, ref: string): Promise<string | null> {