diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/cdimascio/dotenv/internal/DotenvReader.java b/src/main/java/io/github/cdimascio/dotenv/internal/DotenvReader.java
index 43bfce5..016a91c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/cdimascio/dotenv/internal/DotenvReader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/cdimascio/dotenv/internal/DotenvReader.java
@@ -42,9 +42,11 @@ public List<String> read() throws DotenvException, IOException {
 
         String location = dir + "/" + filename;
         String lowerLocation = location.toLowerCase();
-        Path path = lowerLocation.startsWith("file:") || lowerLocation.startsWith("android.resource:")
-            ? Paths.get(URI.create(location))
-            : Paths.get(location);
+        Path path = (
+            lowerLocation.startsWith("file:")
+                || lowerLocation.startsWith("android.resource:")
+                || lowerLocation.startsWith("jimfs:")
+        ) ? Paths.get(URI.create(location)) : Paths.get(location);
 
         if (Files.exists(path)) {
             return Files.readAllLines(path);