diff --git a/hyde/site.py b/hyde/site.py
index 5a75f8d..e3a0fd3 100644
--- a/hyde/site.py
+++ b/hyde/site.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Parses & holds information about the site to be generated.
 """
 import os
 import fnmatch
+import urlparse
 from hyde.exceptions import HydeException
 from hyde.fs import FS, File, Folder
 from hyde.model import Config
@@ -398,7 +399,8 @@ class Site(object):
         Determines if the given path is media or content based on the
         configuration and returns the appropriate url.
         """
-
+        if urlparse.urlparse(path)[:2] != ("",""):
+            return path
         if self.is_media(path):
             return self.media_url(
                     FS(path).get_relative_path(
@@ -411,4 +413,4 @@ class Site(object):
         Given the relative path, determines if it is content or media.
         """
         folder = self.content.source.child_folder(path)
-        return folder.is_descendant_of(self.config.media_root_path)
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+        return folder.is_descendant_of(self.config.media_root_path)