diff --git a/cmdnat/pipe.py b/cmdnat/pipe.py
index 1535ea0..9f7b030 100644
--- a/cmdnat/pipe.py
+++ b/cmdnat/pipe.py
@@ -818,11 +818,8 @@ def _get_playable_path(
     # This is unrelated to MPV's IPC pipe and keeps "pipe" terminology reserved for:
     # - MPV IPC pipe (transport)
     # - PipeObject (pipeline data)
+    backend_target_resolved = False
     if store and file_hash and file_hash != "unknown" and file_storage:
-        # If it's already a URL, MPV can usually play it directly.
-        if isinstance(path, str) and path.startswith(("http://", "https://")):
-            return (path, title)
-
         try:
             backend = file_storage[store]
         except Exception:
@@ -830,11 +827,10 @@ def _get_playable_path(
 
         if backend is not None:
             backend_class = type(backend).__name__
+            backend_target_resolved = True
 
             # Folder stores: resolve to an on-disk file path.
-            if (hasattr(backend,
-                        "get_file") and callable(getattr(backend,
-                                                         "get_file"))
+            if (hasattr(backend, "get_file") and callable(getattr(backend, "get_file"))
                     and backend_class == "Folder"):
                 try:
                     resolved = backend.get_file(file_hash)
@@ -862,6 +858,11 @@ def _get_playable_path(
                         f"Error building Hydrus URL from store '{store}': {e}",
                         file=sys.stderr
                     )
+            else:
+                backend_target_resolved = False
+
+    if isinstance(path, str) and path.startswith(("http://", "https://")) and not backend_target_resolved:
+        return (path, title)
 
     if not path:
         # As a last resort, if we have a hash and no path/url, return the hash.