diff --git a/mimemail.inc b/mimemail.inc
index 83c95aa..a81ffd2 100644
--- a/mimemail.inc
+++ b/mimemail.inc
@@ -438,8 +438,12 @@ function _mimemail_url($url, $embed_file = NULL) {
   global $base_url;
   $url = urldecode($url);
 
+  // If we're processing to embed the file, we're done here so return.
+  if ($embed_file) {
+    return $url;
+  }
   // If the URL is absolute or a mailto, return it as-is.
-  if (strpos($url, '://') !== FALSE || preg_match('!(mailto|callto|tel)\:!', $url)) {
+  elseif (strpos($url, '://') !== FALSE || preg_match('!(mailto|callto|tel)\:!', $url)) {
     $url = str_replace(' ', '%20', $url);
     return $url;
   }
@@ -452,11 +456,6 @@ function _mimemail_url($url, $embed_file = NULL) {
 
   $url = preg_replace('!^' . base_path() . '!', '', $url, 1);
 
-  // If we're processing to embed the file, we're done here so return.
-  if ($embed_file) {
-    return $url;
-  }
-
   if (!preg_match('!^\?q=*!', $url)) {
     $strip_clean = TRUE;
   }