diff --git a/src/st/st-theme.c b/src/st/st-theme.c
index ab7cbd0e8..f3b1c13b7 100644
--- a/src/st/st-theme.c
+++ b/src/st/st-theme.c
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ _st_theme_resolve_url (StTheme      *theme,
           g_error_free (error);
         }
 
-      return NULL;
+      return filename;
     }
 
   /* Guard against http:/ URLs */