diff --git a/packages/server/src/utilities/index.js b/packages/server/src/utilities/index.js
index eacf9708e2..bc0a67105b 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utilities/index.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/index.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ exports.checkSlashesInUrl = url => {
  * @return {string} The base URL of the object store (MinIO or S3).
  */
 exports.objectStoreUrl = () => {
-  if (env.SELF_HOSTED) {
+  if (env.SELF_HOSTED || env.MINIO_URL) {
     // can use a relative url for this as all goes through the proxy (this is hosted in minio)
     return OBJ_STORE_DIRECTORY
   } else {