diff --git a/image.go b/image.go
index 1851b07..7786dcc 100644
--- a/image.go
+++ b/image.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
-	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
@@ -196,9 +195,8 @@ func ImageToBase64(imageURL string) (string, error) {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("unsupported image format: %s", ext)
 	}
 
-	//Check if the imageURL is a valid URL or a path to a local file
-	if _, err := url.ParseRequestURI(imageURL); err == nil {
-		// If it's a valid URL, download the image and convert it to base64
+	// Check if the imageURL is a web URL by looking for http(s) prefix
+	if strings.HasPrefix(imageURL, "http://") || strings.HasPrefix(imageURL, "https://") {
 		return handleImageFromURL(imageURL)
 	}
 
diff --git a/image_test.go b/image_test.go
index bf81423..a956137 100644
--- a/image_test.go
+++ b/image_test.go
@@ -231,6 +231,12 @@ func TestImageToBase64Encoding(t *testing.T) {
 			want:    "data:image/png;base64,",
 			wantErr: false,
 		},
+		{
+			name:    "Local image full path",
+			imgURL:  "/Users/vein/Downloads/wallpapers/PINK-FLOYD.png",
+			want:    "data:image/png;base64,",
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
 		{
 			name:    "WebP image from Google",
 			imgURL:  "https://www.gstatic.com/webp/gallery/1.webp",