diff --git a/modules/views_rss_core/views_rss_core.inc b/modules/views_rss_core/views_rss_core.inc
index ecb5f4f..20962ba 100644
--- a/modules/views_rss_core/views_rss_core.inc
+++ b/modules/views_rss_core/views_rss_core.inc
@@ -136,18 +136,20 @@ function views_rss_core_preprocess_channel_image(&$variables) {
   }
 
   // Get image's width and height.
-  $image = Drupal::service('image.factory')->get($image_path);
-  if (!$image->isValid()) {
-    $variables['elements'][0]['value']['width'] = [
-      '#type' => 'html_tag',
-      '#tag' => 'width',
-      '#value' => $image->getWidth(),
-    ];
-    $variables['elements'][0]['value']['height'] = [
-      '#type' => 'html_tag',
-      '#tag' => 'height',
-      '#value' => $image->getHeight(),
-    ];
+  if (strpos($image_path, 'https://') !== FALSE && strpos($image_path, 'http://') !== FALSE) {
+    $image = Drupal::service('image.factory')->get($image_path);
+    if (!$image->isValid()) {
+      $variables['elements'][0]['value']['width'] = [
+        '#type' => 'html_tag',
+        '#tag' => 'width',
+        '#value' => $image->getWidth(),
+      ];
+      $variables['elements'][0]['value']['height'] = [
+        '#type' => 'html_tag',
+        '#tag' => 'height',
+        '#value' => $image->getHeight(),
+      ];
+    }
   }
 }