diff --git a/src/applications/macro/controller/PhabricatorMacroEditController.php b/src/applications/macro/controller/PhabricatorMacroEditController.php
index 074b7e5a7f..77ca0c7485 100644
--- a/src/applications/macro/controller/PhabricatorMacroEditController.php
+++ b/src/applications/macro/controller/PhabricatorMacroEditController.php
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ final class PhabricatorMacroEditController extends PhabricatorMacroController {
             'isExplicitUpload' => true,
             'canCDN' => true,
           ));
-      } else if ($request->getStr('url')) {
+      } else if ($request->getStr('url') && $can_fetch) {
         try {
           $file = PhabricatorFile::newFromFileDownload(
             $request->getStr('url'),