diff --git a/plugins/nf-quilt/src/main/nextflow/quilt/nio/QuiltFileSystemProvider.groovy b/plugins/nf-quilt/src/main/nextflow/quilt/nio/QuiltFileSystemProvider.groovy
index 2b269aaf..604d2cf3 100644
--- a/plugins/nf-quilt/src/main/nextflow/quilt/nio/QuiltFileSystemProvider.groovy
+++ b/plugins/nf-quilt/src/main/nextflow/quilt/nio/QuiltFileSystemProvider.groovy
@@ -85,22 +85,23 @@ class QuiltFileSystemProvider extends FileSystemProvider implements FileSystemTr
         return path.getFileSystem().provider()
     }
 
-    static boolean localProvider(Path path) {
+    static boolean isLocalProvider(Path path) {
         FileSystemProvider provider = provider(path)
-        String providerName = provider?.class?.name?.toLowerCase() ?: '-'
-        println("QuiltFileSystemProvider.localProvider[${path}] -> ${providerName}")
-        return providerName.startsWith("unix") || providerName.startsWith("win") ||\
-               providerName.startsWith("mac") || providerName.startsWith("fat")
+        String providerName = provider?.class?.name?.toLowerCase() ?: 'N/A'
+        println("QuiltFileSystemProvider.isLocalProvider[${path}] -> ${providerName}")
+        return providerName.contains("unix") || providerName.contains("win") ||\
+               providerName.contains("mac") || providerName.contains("fat") ||\
+               providerName == 'N/A'
     }
 
     boolean canDownload(Path source, Path target) {
         log.debug("QuiltFileSystemProvider.canDownload[${source}] -> ${target}")
-        return localProvider(target) && source instanceof QuiltPath
+        return isLocalProvider(target) && source instanceof QuiltPath
     }
 
     boolean canUpload(Path source, Path target) {
         log.debug("QuiltFileSystemProvider.canUpload[${source}] -> ${target}")
-        return localProvider(source) && target instanceof QuiltPath
+        return isLocalProvider(source) && target instanceof QuiltPath
     }
 
     void download(Path source, Path target, CopyOption... options) throws IOException {
@@ -397,7 +398,7 @@ class QuiltFileSystemProvider extends FileSystemProvider implements FileSystemTr
 
     @Override
     boolean isHidden(Path path) throws IOException {
-        return path.getFileName()?.toString()?.startsWith('.')
+        return path.getFileName()?.toString()?.contains('.')
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/plugins/nf-quilt/src/test/nextflow/quilt/nio/QuiltFileSystemProviderTest.groovy b/plugins/nf-quilt/src/test/nextflow/quilt/nio/QuiltFileSystemProviderTest.groovy
index fc18641e..b8c92a52 100644
--- a/plugins/nf-quilt/src/test/nextflow/quilt/nio/QuiltFileSystemProviderTest.groovy
+++ b/plugins/nf-quilt/src/test/nextflow/quilt/nio/QuiltFileSystemProviderTest.groovy
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package nextflow.quilt.nio
 
 import nextflow.quilt.QuiltSpecification
 import groovy.transform.CompileDynamic
+import java.nio.file.Path
+import java.nio.file.Paths
 
 /**
  *
@@ -22,4 +24,14 @@ class QuiltFileSystemProviderTest extends QuiltSpecification {
     // newDirectoryStream returns package path for write
     // do we need a new schema for quilt+local?
 
+    void 'should recognize isLocalProvider'() {
+        given:
+        Path local = Paths.get('file:///tmp')
+        Path remote = Paths.get(new URI(fullURL))
+
+        expect:
+        QuiltFileSystemProvider.isLocalProvider(local) == true
+        QuiltFileSystemProvider.isLocalProvider(remote) == false
+    }
+
 }