diff --git a/classes/frontendfile/FrontEndFileHandler.class.php b/classes/frontendfile/FrontEndFileHandler.class.php
index a647b6dcd..cbff623ac 100644
--- a/classes/frontendfile/FrontEndFileHandler.class.php
+++ b/classes/frontendfile/FrontEndFileHandler.class.php
@@ -345,6 +345,10 @@ class FrontEndFileHandler extends Handler
 		{
 			$path = './' . $path;
 		}
+		elseif(!strncmp($path, '//', 2))
+		{
+			return $path;
+		}
 
 		$path = preg_replace('@/\./|(?<!:)\/\/@', '/', $path);
 
diff --git a/classes/template/TemplateHandler.class.php b/classes/template/TemplateHandler.class.php
index 7c0b53d71..e4e242b3b 100644
--- a/classes/template/TemplateHandler.class.php
+++ b/classes/template/TemplateHandler.class.php
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ class TemplateHandler
 					$metafile = '';
 					$pathinfo = pathinfo($attr['target']);
 					$doUnload = ($m[3] === 'unload');
-					$isRemote = !!preg_match('@^https?://@i', $attr['target']);
+					$isRemote = !!preg_match('@^(https?:)?//@i', $attr['target']);
 
 					if(!$isRemote)
 					{