diff --git a/utils/general.py b/utils/general.py
index 28301f8573bb..f2afb480cc63 100755
--- a/utils/general.py
+++ b/utils/general.py
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ def check_file(file, suffix=''):
         return file
     elif file.startswith(('http:/', 'https:/')):  # download
         url = str(Path(file)).replace(':/', '://')  # Pathlib turns :// -> :/
-        file = Path(urllib.parse.unquote(file)).name.split('?')[0]  # '%2F' to '/', split https://url.com/file.txt?auth
+        file = Path(urllib.parse.unquote(file).split('?')[0]).name  # '%2F' to '/', split https://url.com/file.txt?auth
         print(f'Downloading {url} to {file}...')
         torch.hub.download_url_to_file(url, file)
         assert Path(file).exists() and Path(file).stat().st_size > 0, f'File download failed: {url}'  # check