diff --git a/admin/template/goto/picture_modify.tpl b/admin/template/goto/picture_modify.tpl
index 038fc5ab6..65bc8f407 100644
--- a/admin/template/goto/picture_modify.tpl
+++ b/admin/template/goto/picture_modify.tpl
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
   {if isset($U_JUMPTO) }
   <li><a href="{$U_JUMPTO}" title="{'jump to image'|@translate}"><img src="{$themeconf.admin_icon_dir}/category_jump-to.png" class="button" alt="{'jump to image'|@translate}" /></a></li>
   {/if}
+  {if !url_is_remote($path)}
   <li><a href="{$U_SYNC}" title="{'synchronize metadata'|@translate}" {$TAG_INPUT_ENABLED}><img src="{$themeconf.admin_icon_dir}/sync_metadata.png" class="button" alt="{'synchronize'|@translate}" /></a></li>
+  {/if}
 </ul>
 
 <form action="{$F_ACTION}" method="post" id="properties">