diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/chirag/RNMail/RNMailModule.java b/android/src/main/java/com/chirag/RNMail/RNMailModule.java
index 658ce6a..243a7ce 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/chirag/RNMail/RNMailModule.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/chirag/RNMail/RNMailModule.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import android.content.pm.ResolveInfo;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.text.Html;
+import android.webkit.URLUtil;
 
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactApplicationContext;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactContextBaseJavaModule;
@@ -88,8 +89,16 @@ public void mail(ReadableMap options, Callback callback) {
       ReadableMap attachment = options.getMap("attachment");
       if (attachment.hasKey("path") && !attachment.isNull("path")) {
         String path = attachment.getString("path");
-        File file = new File(path);
-        Uri p = Uri.fromFile(file);
+        Uri p;
+        // Check for valid URI
+        if (URLUtil.isValidUrl(path)) {
+          p = Uri.parse(path);
+        }
+        // Else this is an absolute file path
+        else {
+          File file = new File(path);
+          p = Uri.fromFile(file);
+        }
         i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, p);
       }
     }