diff --git a/holi-bricks/components/image/Image.tsx b/holi-bricks/components/image/Image.tsx
index 1e912184d2a1df7b9f8176b726521b54ce9925ac..4165ca905010f3b4132470ba33ece69ead6b93a0 100644
--- a/holi-bricks/components/image/Image.tsx
+++ b/holi-bricks/components/image/Image.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { Image as ExpoImage } from 'expo-image'
 //import { WithLocalSvg } from 'react-native-svg/css'
 import { accessibilityProps } from 'holi-bricks/accessibility'
 import type { ImageProps } from 'holi-bricks/components/image/type'
-import { setScalingParams } from 'holi-bricks/components/image/helpers'
+import { isRemoteSource, setScalingParams } from 'holi-bricks/components/image/helpers'
 
 const isLocalSvg = (source: number) => {
   try {
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ const isLocalSvg = (source: number) => {
   }
 }
 
-export const isRemoteSource = (source: string | number): source is string => {
-  return typeof source === 'string'
-}
-
 export const Image: React.FC<ImageProps> = ({
   source,
   width,
diff --git a/holi-bricks/components/image/Image.web.tsx b/holi-bricks/components/image/Image.web.tsx
index fc0b18b1e814ddedc4d05f7c9d2f0cff7baf4714..09ab4f5d44479f8c86c273a8204cfc0d7c130e78 100644
--- a/holi-bricks/components/image/Image.web.tsx
+++ b/holi-bricks/components/image/Image.web.tsx
@@ -3,11 +3,7 @@ import type React from 'react'
 import { useState } from 'react'
 import NextImage from 'next/image'
 import { accessibilityProps } from 'holi-bricks/accessibility'
-import { setScalingParams } from 'holi-bricks/components/image/helpers'
-
-export const isRemoteSource = (source: string): source is string => {
-  return /^(https?:)?\/\//i.test(source)
-}
+import { isRemoteSource, setScalingParams } from 'holi-bricks/components/image/helpers'
 
 export const Image: React.FC<ImageProps> = ({
   source,
diff --git a/holi-bricks/components/image/helpers.ts b/holi-bricks/components/image/helpers.ts
index e8b7d7228e64e0d601c4f6afe0e678e5db68323e..94258225bd5cf54d88e6c9169178d577dd923e77 100644
--- a/holi-bricks/components/image/helpers.ts
+++ b/holi-bricks/components/image/helpers.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,19 @@
 import { PixelRatio, Platform } from 'react-native'
 import { isProduction } from '@holi/core/helpers/environment'
 import { isSSR } from '@holi/core/helpers/isSSR'
-import { isRemoteSource } from 'holi-bricks/components/image/Image'
 
 // meant for dev: you see the dimension that would be loaded as a black image
 // useful when determining whether the correct srcSet is loaded
 const debugMode = false
 
+export const isRemoteSource = (source: string | number): source is string => {
+  if (Platform.OS === 'web') {
+    return /^(https?:)?\/\//i.test(source as string)
+  }
+
+  return typeof source === 'string'
+}
+
 /** @description It handles the correct pixel density for native host platforms.
  * It returns the same input value for the web. Different sizes in the web can
  * also be regulated by the `srcSet` attribute. */