diff --git a/lib/find-file.js b/lib/find-file.js
index 687b51d..84b2a07 100644
--- a/lib/find-file.js
+++ b/lib/find-file.js
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ function findFile(opt) {
     // ensure we have some limit to the search
     limit = limit && path.resolve(limit) || process.cwd();
 
-    // ignore data uris and ensure we are at a valid start path
-    var absoluteStart = !(/^data\:/.test(uri)) && path.resolve(startPath);
+    // ignore explicit uris data|http|https and ensure we are at a valid start path
+    var absoluteStart = !(/^(data|https?):/.test(uri)) && path.resolve(startPath);
     if (absoluteStart) {
 
       // find path to the root, stopping at cwd, package.json or bower.json