diff --git a/lib/file_store/to_s3_migration.rb b/lib/file_store/to_s3_migration.rb
index 85af5a58082..9af8aa3994d 100644
--- a/lib/file_store/to_s3_migration.rb
+++ b/lib/file_store/to_s3_migration.rb
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ module FileStore
     end
 
     def uploads_migrated_to_new_scheme?
-      seeded_image_url = "#{GlobalSetting.relative_url_root}/uploads/#{@current_db}/original/_X/"
-      !Upload.by_users.where("url NOT LIKE '//%' AND url NOT LIKE '#{seeded_image_url}%'").exists?
+      seeded_image_url = "uploads/#{@current_db}/original/_X/"
+      !Upload.by_users.where("url NOT LIKE '//%' AND url NOT LIKE '/%#{seeded_image_url}%'").exists?
     end
 
     def migrate_to_s3