diff --git a/apps.manifest.inc b/apps.manifest.inc
index de3040f..c52939b 100755
--- a/apps.manifest.inc
+++ b/apps.manifest.inc
@@ -371,14 +371,28 @@ function apps_retrieve_app_image($app, $url, $title = '', $alt = '') {
     }
   }
 
-  $request = drupal_http_request($url, array(), 'GET');
-  if (isset($request->data) && $request->code == 200) {
+  $contents = NULL;
+  if ($is_local && !empty($check['path']) && file_exists($check['path'])) {
+    // Grab the local file data.
+    $contents = file_get_contents($check['path']);
+    $mime = file_get_mimetype($check['path']);
+  }
+  else {
+    // Otherwise grab remote file data.
+    $request = drupal_http_request($url, array(), 'GET');
+    if (isset($request->data) && $request->code == 200) {
+      $contents = $request->data;
+      $mime = $request->headers['content-type'];
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (isset($contents)) {
     $dir_uri = file_build_uri($dir);
     file_prepare_directory($dir_uri, FILE_CREATE_DIRECTORY || FILE_MODIFY_PERMISSIONS);
 
     $file = new stdClass();
-    $file->filemime = $request->headers['content-type'];
-    $file->uri = file_unmanaged_save_data($request->data, $uri, FILE_EXISTS_REPLACE);
+    $file->filemime = $mime;
+    $file->uri = file_unmanaged_save_data($contents, $uri, FILE_EXISTS_REPLACE);
     if (empty($file->uri)) {
       watchdog('apps', 'unable to save to @file', array('@file' => $uri));
       return FALSE;