diff --git a/Common/FileUtil.cpp b/Common/FileUtil.cpp
index 7b9e8259b7..04ae730c1c 100644
--- a/Common/FileUtil.cpp
+++ b/Common/FileUtil.cpp
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ static bool ResolvePathVista(const std::wstring &path, wchar_t *buf, DWORD bufSi
 #endif
 
 std::string ResolvePath(const std::string &path) {
+	if (startsWith(path, "http://") || startsWith(path, "https://")) {
+		return path;
+	}
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	static const int BUF_SIZE = 32768;
 	wchar_t *buf = new wchar_t[BUF_SIZE] {};
diff --git a/UI/Store.cpp b/UI/Store.cpp
index f403505c65..254843afa3 100644
--- a/UI/Store.cpp
+++ b/UI/Store.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ std::string ResolveUrl(std::string baseUrl, std::string url) {
 		return baseUrl;
 	} else if (url[0] == '/') {
 		return baseUrl + url.substr(1);
-	} else if (url.substr(0, 7) == "http://") {
+	} else if (startsWith(url, "http://") || startsWith(url, "https://")) {
 		return url;
 	} else {
 		// Huh.