diff --git a/src/preferences/BackgroundButton.js b/src/preferences/BackgroundButton.js
index 368ddb3..7ab18b2 100644
--- a/src/preferences/BackgroundButton.js
+++ b/src/preferences/BackgroundButton.js
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ var BackgroundButton = GObject.registerClass({
     Template: `file://${GLib.build_filenamev([Me.path, 'preferences', 'ui', 'BackgroundButton.ui'])}`,
     InternalChildren: ['filechooser'],
     Properties: {
-        path: GObject.ParamSpec.string(
-            'path',
-            'Path',
-            'Path to the background file',
+        uri: GObject.ParamSpec.string(
+            'uri',
+            'URI',
+            'URI to the background file',
             GObject.ParamFlags.READWRITE,
             null
         ),
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ var BackgroundButton = GObject.registerClass({
     onFileChooserResponse(fileChooser, responseId) {
         if (responseId !== Gtk.ResponseType.ACCEPT)
             return;
-        this.path = fileChooser.get_file().get_uri();
+        this.uri = fileChooser.get_file().get_uri();
     }
 
     onClicked(_button) {
diff --git a/src/preferences/BackgroundsPage.js b/src/preferences/BackgroundsPage.js
index 6eeb013..8a9b1c7 100644
--- a/src/preferences/BackgroundsPage.js
+++ b/src/preferences/BackgroundsPage.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ var BackgroundsPage = GObject.registerClass({
         super(props);
         const settings = new Gio.Settings({ schema: 'org.gnome.desktop.background' });
 
-        settings.bind('picture-uri', this._day_button, 'path', Gio.SettingsBindFlags.DEFAULT);
-        settings.bind('picture-uri-dark', this._night_button, 'path', Gio.SettingsBindFlags.DEFAULT);
+        settings.bind('picture-uri', this._day_button, 'uri', Gio.SettingsBindFlags.DEFAULT);
+        settings.bind('picture-uri-dark', this._night_button, 'uri', Gio.SettingsBindFlags.DEFAULT);
     }
 });
diff --git a/src/preferences/ui/BackgroundButton.ui b/src/preferences/ui/BackgroundButton.ui
index dcb49c0..edbf4f0 100644
--- a/src/preferences/ui/BackgroundButton.ui
+++ b/src/preferences/ui/BackgroundButton.ui
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
       <object class="GtkPicture">
         <binding name="paintable">
           <closure function="getThumbnail" type="GdkPaintable">
-            <lookup name="path">BackgroundButton</lookup>
+            <lookup name="uri">BackgroundButton</lookup>
             <lookup name="thumb-width">BackgroundButton</lookup>
             <lookup name="thumb-height">BackgroundButton</lookup>
           </closure>