diff --git a/modules/editor/components/image_link/image_link.class.php b/modules/editor/components/image_link/image_link.class.php
index c0385bd57..c1167c36d 100644
--- a/modules/editor/components/image_link/image_link.class.php
+++ b/modules/editor/components/image_link/image_link.class.php
@@ -62,12 +62,11 @@ class image_link extends EditorHandler
 		$sslPort = $sslPort != '443' ? ':'.$sslPort : '';
 
 		// Image containing the address to the address conversion request uri (rss output, etc. purposes)
-		$temp_src = explode('/', $src);
 		if(substr($src, 0, 2) === './')
 		{
 			$src = \RX_BASEURL . substr($src, 2);
 		}
-		elseif(substr($src, 0, 1) !== '/' && strpos($temp_src[0], ':') !== false)
+		elseif(substr($src, 0, 1) !== '/' && !preg_match('!^https?:!i', $src))
 		{
 			$src = \RX_BASEURL . $src;
 		}