diff --git a/apps/dotcom/src/utils/assetHandler.ts b/apps/dotcom/src/utils/assetHandler.ts
index 83a165b0a..1e9c98569 100644
--- a/apps/dotcom/src/utils/assetHandler.ts
+++ b/apps/dotcom/src/utils/assetHandler.ts
@@ -15,12 +15,6 @@ export const resolveAsset =
 	async (asset: TLAsset | null | undefined, context: AssetContextProps) => {
 		if (!asset || !asset.props.src) return null
 
-		// We don't deal with videos at the moment.
-		if (asset.type === 'video') return asset.props.src
-
-		// Assert it's an image to make TS happy.
-		if (asset.type !== 'image') return null
-
 		// Retrieve a local image from the DB.
 		if (persistenceKey && asset.props.src.startsWith('asset:')) {
 			return await objectURLCache.get(
@@ -29,6 +23,12 @@ export const resolveAsset =
 			)
 		}
 
+		// We don't deal with videos at the moment.
+		if (asset.type === 'video') return asset.props.src
+
+		// Assert it's an image to make TS happy.
+		if (asset.type !== 'image') return null
+
 		// Don't try to transform data: URLs, yikes.
 		if (!asset.props.src.startsWith('http:') && !asset.props.src.startsWith('https:'))
 			return asset.props.src
diff --git a/packages/tldraw/src/lib/defaultExternalContentHandlers.ts b/packages/tldraw/src/lib/defaultExternalContentHandlers.ts
index 3c024b739..75d2c29e3 100644
--- a/packages/tldraw/src/lib/defaultExternalContentHandlers.ts
+++ b/packages/tldraw/src/lib/defaultExternalContentHandlers.ts
@@ -580,12 +580,6 @@ export const defaultResolveAsset =
 	(persistenceKey?: string) => async (asset: TLAsset | null | undefined) => {
 		if (!asset || !asset.props.src) return null
 
-		// We don't deal with videos at the moment.
-		if (asset.type === 'video') return asset.props.src
-
-		// Assert it's an image to make TS happy.
-		if (asset.type !== 'image') return null
-
 		// Retrieve a local image from the DB.
 		if (persistenceKey && asset.props.src.startsWith('asset:')) {
 			return await objectURLCache.get(
@@ -594,6 +588,12 @@ export const defaultResolveAsset =
 			)
 		}
 
+		// We don't deal with videos at the moment.
+		if (asset.type === 'video') return asset.props.src
+
+		// Assert it's an image to make TS happy.
+		if (asset.type !== 'image') return null
+
 		return asset.props.src
 	}