diff --git a/classes/api/xmlutil.php b/classes/api/xmlutil.php
index 6a5c4c9..8062ab5 100644
--- a/classes/api/xmlutil.php
+++ b/classes/api/xmlutil.php
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ public static function recode_images(
             $fs = get_file_storage();
             foreach ($items as $item) {
                 $src = str_replace($seed, $empty, $item->getAttribute($srcattribute));
+                $src= parse_url($src)['path'];
                 $path = pathinfo($src);
                 $imagefile = $fs->get_file(
                     $contextid,