diff --git a/materialious/src/lib/images.ts b/materialious/src/lib/images.ts
index 5b9cd3b6..a6607ff5 100644
--- a/materialious/src/lib/images.ts
+++ b/materialious/src/lib/images.ts
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ export function getBestThumbnail(
 }
 
 export function proxyGoogleImage(source: string): string {
-	if (isYTBackend()) return source;
-
 	if (source.startsWith('//')) source = `https:${source}`;
 
+	if (isYTBackend()) return source;
+
 	let path: string | undefined;
 	try {
 		path = new URL(source).pathname;