diff --git a/osc/commandline.py b/osc/commandline.py
index ba94008f..6e59ba62 100644
--- a/osc/commandline.py
+++ b/osc/commandline.py
@@ -2803,7 +2803,7 @@ Please submit there instead, or use --nodevelproject to force direct submission.
             osc remotebuildlog project/package/repository/arch
         ${cmd_option_list}
         """
-        if len(args) == 1:
+        if len(args) == 1 and args[0].startswith('http'):
             apiurl, project, package, repository, arch = parse_buildlogurl(args[0])
         else:
             args = slash_split(args)
diff --git a/osc/core.py b/osc/core.py
index 40f5fe5b..94a78f0a 100644
--- a/osc/core.py
+++ b/osc/core.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ except ImportError:
 
 
 DISTURL_RE = re.compile(r"^(?P<bs>.*)://(?P<apiurl>.*?)/(?P<project>.*?)/(?P<repository>.*?)/(?P<revision>.*)-(?P<source>.*)$")
-BUILDLOGURL_RE = re.compile(r"^(?P<apiurl>https://.*?)/build/(?P<project>.*?)/(?P<repository>.*?)/(?P<arch>.*?)/(?P<package>.*?)/_log$")
+BUILDLOGURL_RE = re.compile(r"^(?P<apiurl>https?://.*?)/build/(?P<project>.*?)/(?P<repository>.*?)/(?P<arch>.*?)/(?P<package>.*?)/_log$")
 BUFSIZE = 1024*1024
 store = '.osc'
 
@@ -1714,7 +1714,7 @@ def parse_buildlogurl(buildlogurl):
 
     m = BUILDLOGURL_RE.match(buildlogurl)
     if not m:
-        raise oscerr.WrongArgs("`%s' does not look like url with a build log" % buildlogurl)
+        raise oscerr.WrongArgs('\'%s\' does not look like url with a build log' % buildlogurl)
     
     return (m.group('apiurl'), m.group('project'), m.group('package'), m.group('repository'), m.group('arch'))