diff --git a/packages/backend/src/models/repositories/drive-file.ts b/packages/backend/src/models/repositories/drive-file.ts
index 4d6567e81..5d6200bc1 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/models/repositories/drive-file.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/models/repositories/drive-file.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ export const DriveFileRepository = db.getRepository(DriveFile).extend({
 
 	getFinalUrl(url: string): string {
 		if (!config.proxyRemoteFiles) return url;
+		if (!url.startsWith('https://') && !url.startsWith('http://')) return url;
 		if (url.startsWith(`${config.url}/files`)) return url;
 		if (url.startsWith(`${config.url}/static-assets`)) return url;
 		if (url.startsWith(`${config.url}/identicon`)) return url;