diff --git a/lua/oil/init.lua b/lua/oil/init.lua
index daeb66c7..05b28305 100644
--- a/lua/oil/init.lua
+++ b/lua/oil/init.lua
@@ -212,6 +212,11 @@ M.get_buffer_parent_url = function(bufname, use_oil_parent)
       return config.adapter_to_scheme.files .. util.addslash(path)
     end
 
+    -- This is some unknown buffer scheme
+    if not config.adapters[scheme] then
+      return vim.fn.getcwd()
+    end
+
     if not use_oil_parent then
       return bufname
     end