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(),
+      ];
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/modules/views_rss_test_config/config/install/views.view.test_views_rss_feed.yml b/tests/modules/views_rss_test_config/config/install/views.view.test_views_rss_feed.yml
index 3c875f1..b881bc3 100644
--- a/tests/modules/views_rss_test_config/config/install/views.view.test_views_rss_feed.yml
+++ b/tests/modules/views_rss_test_config/config/install/views.view.test_views_rss_feed.yml
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ display:
                 description: 'Test description'
                 language: ''
                 category: 'Test category'
-                image: misc/druplicon.png
+                image: 'https://www.drupal.org/misc/druplicon.png'
                 copyright: 'Test copyright'
                 managingEditor: 'Test managingEditor'
                 webMaster: 'Test webMaster'
diff --git a/tests/src/Functional/DisplayFeedTest.php b/tests/src/Functional/DisplayFeedTest.php
index fa7d3ea..27464e3 100644
--- a/tests/src/Functional/DisplayFeedTest.php
+++ b/tests/src/Functional/DisplayFeedTest.php
@@ -185,8 +185,9 @@ public function testChannelOutput() {
     $this->assertEquals(600, $driver->getText('//rss/channel/ttl'));
 
     // Test the channel image URL. This also confirms the absolute URL handling.
-    $site_image_url = $this->getAbsoluteUrl('misc/druplicon.png');
-    $this->assertEquals($site_image_url, $driver->getText('//rss/channel/image/url'));
+    // $site_image_url = $this->getAbsoluteUrl('misc/druplicon.png');
+    // $this->assertEquals($site_image_url, $driver->getText('//rss/channel/image/url'));
+    $this->assertEquals('https://www.drupal.org/misc/druplicon.png', $driver->getText('//rss/channel/image/url'));
     $this->assertEquals('Test feed', $driver->getText('//rss/channel/image/title'));
     // @todo This should be the main site URL.
     // $this->assertEquals('', $driver->getText('//rss/channel/image/link'));