diff --git a/ext/lv2/README b/ext/lv2/README
index d1431b7707..211f79e345 100644
--- a/ext/lv2/README
+++ b/ext/lv2/README
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ Example Pipeline:
 
 Requires swh-lv2 <http://plugin.org.uk/releases/>
 
-gst-launch-0.10 -v filesrc location=/usr/share/sounds/login.wav ! wavparse ! audioconvert ! http---plugin-org-uk-swh-plugins-djFlanger ! audioconvert ! alsasink
+gst-launch-0.10 -v filesrc location=/usr/share/sounds/login.wav ! wavparse ! audioconvert ! plugin-org-uk-swh-plugins-djFlanger ! audioconvert ! alsasink
 
 (A longer wav will be a better example)
+
+
+Requires calf <http://calf.sourceforge.net/>
+
+GST_DEBUG="*:2,gst-dsp:5,lv2:5" 
+gst-launch calf-sourceforge-net-plugins-Monosynth event-in="C-3" ! pulsesink
+gst-launch calf-sourceforge-net-plugins-Monosynth event-in="C-3" name=ms ! pulsesink ms. ! fakesink
+
diff --git a/ext/lv2/gstlv2.c b/ext/lv2/gstlv2.c
index 2dc157ec47..bb8cfc89a9 100644
--- a/ext/lv2/gstlv2.c
+++ b/ext/lv2/gstlv2.c
@@ -790,6 +790,7 @@ lv2_plugin_discover (void)
   for (i = 0; i < slv2_plugins_size (plugins); ++i) {
     SLV2Plugin lv2plugin = slv2_plugins_get_at (plugins, i);
     gint num_audio_ports = 0;
+    const gchar *plugin_uri, *p;
     gchar *type_name;
     GTypeInfo typeinfo = {
       sizeof (GstLV2Class),
@@ -804,9 +805,14 @@ lv2_plugin_discover (void)
     };
     GType type;
 
+    plugin_uri = slv2_value_as_uri (slv2_plugin_get_uri (lv2plugin));
     /* construct the type name from plugin URI */
-    type_name = g_strdup_printf ("%s",
-        slv2_value_as_uri (slv2_plugin_get_uri (lv2plugin)));
+    if ((p = strstr (plugin_uri, "://"))) {
+      /* cut off the protocol (e.g. http://) */
+      type_name = g_strdup (&p[3]);
+    } else {
+      type_name = g_strdup (plugin_uri);
+    }
     g_strcanon (type_name, G_CSET_A_2_Z G_CSET_a_2_z G_CSET_DIGITS "-+", '-');
 
     /* if it's already registered, drop it */