diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 660d484..22dd879 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## [1.0.1a1](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-bus-client/tree/1.0.1a1) (2024-11-15)
+## [1.0.2a1](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-bus-client/tree/1.0.2a1) (2024-11-15)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-bus-client/compare/1.0.0...1.0.1a1)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-bus-client/compare/1.0.1...1.0.2a1)
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
-- fix: resolve image urls [\#136](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-bus-client/pull/136) ([JarbasAl](https://github.com/JarbasAl))
+- fix: image urls [\#138](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-bus-client/pull/138) ([JarbasAl](https://github.com/JarbasAl))
 
 
 
diff --git a/ovos_bus_client/apis/gui.py b/ovos_bus_client/apis/gui.py
index 9bfece0..e9a76f0 100644
--- a/ovos_bus_client/apis/gui.py
+++ b/ovos_bus_client/apis/gui.py
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ def show_image(self, url: str, caption: Optional[str] = None,
                 False: 'Default' always show animations.
         """
         url = self._resolve_url(url)
-        if not os.path.isfile(url):
+        if not url.startswith("http") and not os.path.isfile(url):
             LOG.error(f"Provided image file does not exist! '{url}'")
             return
         self["image"] = url
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ def show_animated_image(self, url: str, caption: Optional[str] = None,
                 False: 'Default' always show animations.
         """
         url = self._resolve_url(url)
-        if not os.path.isfile(url):
+        if not url.startswith("http") and not os.path.isfile(url):
             LOG.error(f"Provided image file does not exist! '{url}'")
             return
         self["image"] = url
diff --git a/ovos_bus_client/version.py b/ovos_bus_client/version.py
index 4198cf6..93175e9 100644
--- a/ovos_bus_client/version.py
+++ b/ovos_bus_client/version.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # START_VERSION_BLOCK
 VERSION_MAJOR = 1
 VERSION_MINOR = 0
-VERSION_BUILD = 1
-VERSION_ALPHA = 0
+VERSION_BUILD = 2
+VERSION_ALPHA = 1
 # END_VERSION_BLOCK