diff --git a/ShareX.HelpersLib/Controls/MyPictureBox.cs b/ShareX.HelpersLib/Controls/MyPictureBox.cs
index 3c3ed59b0..16f9f7028 100644
--- a/ShareX.HelpersLib/Controls/MyPictureBox.cs
+++ b/ShareX.HelpersLib/Controls/MyPictureBox.cs
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ public void LoadImageFromFileAsync(string filePath)
 
         public void LoadImageFromURLAsync(string url)
         {
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(url))
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(url) && !url.StartsWith("ftp://") && !url.StartsWith("ftps://"))
             {
                 LoadImageAsync(url);
             }