diff --git a/e107_handlers/e_parse_class.php b/e107_handlers/e_parse_class.php
index 7b3cd85f2..1354b1988 100644
--- a/e107_handlers/e_parse_class.php
+++ b/e107_handlers/e_parse_class.php
@@ -4315,7 +4315,7 @@ class e_parse
 
 			if (strpos($image, '://') !== false) // Remote Image
 			{
-			    if (file_exists($image))
+			    if (@fopen($image, 'r'))
 				{
                     $url = $image;
                 }