diff --git a/cmd/readmevalidation/contributors.go b/cmd/readmevalidation/contributors.go
index 36b7bb95..85a95f0c 100644
--- a/cmd/readmevalidation/contributors.go
+++ b/cmd/readmevalidation/contributors.go
@@ -343,8 +343,10 @@ func validateContributorRelativeUrls(contributors map[string]contributorProfile)
 		if con.frontmatter.AvatarURL == nil {
 			continue
 		}
-		if isRelativeURL := strings.HasPrefix(*con.frontmatter.AvatarURL, ".") ||
-			strings.HasPrefix(*con.frontmatter.AvatarURL, "/"); !isRelativeURL {
+
+		isRelativeURL := strings.HasPrefix(*con.frontmatter.AvatarURL, ".") ||
+			strings.HasPrefix(*con.frontmatter.AvatarURL, "/")
+		if !isRelativeURL {
 			continue
 		}