diff --git a/processors/visualisation/download_images.py b/processors/visualisation/download_images.py
index c13fd0fca..8b0792e22 100644
--- a/processors/visualisation/download_images.py
+++ b/processors/visualisation/download_images.py
@@ -574,6 +574,10 @@ def request_get_w_error_handling(self, url, retries=0, **kwargs):
 			else:
 				self.dataset.log("Error: ConnectionError while trying to download image %s: %s" % (url, e))
 				raise FileNotFoundError()
+		except requests.exceptions.LocationParseError as e:
+			# not an valid url, just skip
+			self.dataset.log("Error: LocationParseError while trying to download image %s: %s" % (url, e))
+			raise FileNotFoundError()
 		except requests.exceptions.InvalidSchema:
 			# not an http url, just skip
 			raise FileNotFoundError()