diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Common/Assets.php b/system/src/Grav/Common/Assets.php
index eeb3adabf..20b1fce26 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Common/Assets.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Common/Assets.php
@@ -1255,13 +1255,8 @@ class Assets
 
             $old_url = $matches[2];
 
-            // ensure this is not a data url
-            if (strpos($old_url, 'data:') === 0) {
-                return $matches[0];
-            }
-
-            // ensure this is not a remote url
-            if ($this->isRemoteLink($old_url)) {
+            // Ensure link is not rooted to webserver, a data URL, or to a remote host
+            if (Utils::startsWith($old_url, '/') || Utils::startsWith($old_url, 'data:') || $this->isRemoteLink($old_url)) {
                 return $matches[0];
             }